Surtac wrote:

Felicitous Sk8er wrote:

In the final throes of The Last Dive: a father and son's fatal descent into the ocean's depths - a gripping true account of high-risk ambition, a mysterious German u-boat, and tragic death
by Bernie Chowdury.

This account of a well-known 1992 diving accident* has been in my to-read stack for months.  The book covers a lot more than I anticipated -- decompression illness, diving history, cave & extreme deep water water diving conditions & techniques, and more.  Excellent book -- the wait was worth it.. 

*This was no "accident" -- given the personalities and interpersonal dynamics of the protagonists, it was inevitable.   

Thanks Sk8er,  I'll check that out.  I've always been a sucker for a good submarine story.

Star, I'm curious as to your reaction to the Tchaikovsky book.



 

I look forward to reporting back when the time is right
 

Surtac wrote:

Thanks Sk8er,  I'll check that out.  I've always been a sucker for a good submarine story.

Surtac, Last Dive doesn't have a lot about diving the sub -- it focuses heavily on the personalities & misadventures of the doomed father & son.  It also includes diving history, the development of mixed diving gases (Nitrox, et al), decompression illnesses, and the cave and wreck diving subculture. 

If you want an incredible sub story, don't miss Shadow Divers: the true adventure of two Americans who risked everything to solve one of the last mysteries of WWII by Robert Kurson.  It is FANTASTIC --  you won't be able to put it down.  I don't want to give spoilers -- but there is a lot on the internet about this U-boat; its discovery, exploration, and subsequent identification.    
  
 

Felicitous Sk8er wrote:

Surtac wrote:

Thanks Sk8er,  I'll check that out.  I've always been a sucker for a good submarine story.

Surtac, Last Dive doesn't have a lot about diving the sub -- it focuses heavily on the personalities & misadventures of the doomed father & son.  It also includes diving history, the development of mixed diving gases (Nitrox, et al), decompression illnesses, and the cave and wreck diving subculture. 

If you want an incredible sub story, don't miss Shadow Divers: the true adventure of two Americans who risked everything to solve one of the last mysteries of WWII by Robert Kurson.  It is FANTASTIC --  you won't be able to put it down.  I don't want to give spoilers -- but there is a lot on the internet about this U-boat; its discovery, exploration, and subsequent identification.    
  
 

And that's another title to add to the search list.
 

Surtac wrote:

Felicitous Sk8er wrote:

Surtac wrote:

Thanks Sk8er,  I'll check that out.  I've always been a sucker for a good submarine story.

Surtac, Last Dive doesn't have a lot about diving the sub -- it focuses heavily on the personalities & misadventures of the doomed father & son.  It also includes diving history, the development of mixed diving gases (Nitrox, et al), decompression illnesses, and the cave and wreck diving subculture. 

If you want an incredible sub story, don't miss Shadow Divers: the true adventure of two Americans who risked everything to solve one of the last mysteries of WWII by Robert Kurson.  It is FANTASTIC --  you won't be able to put it down.  I don't want to give spoilers -- but there is a lot on the internet about this U-boat; its discovery, exploration, and subsequent identification.    
  
 

And that's another title to add to the search list.
 

Out library has a copy ... requested. 
 

Eh, mahe?

Samira Lloyd or Daryl Gregory?  Seems to be some confusion there ...