The Last Dive

by Chowdhury, Bernie

• ISBN13: 9780060932596
• ISBN10: 0060932597
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-20
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Chris and Chrissy Rouse, an experienced father-and-son scuba diving team, hoped to achieve widespread recognition for their outstanding but controversial diving skills. Obsessed and ambitious, they sought to solve the secrets of a mysterious, undocumented World War II German U-boat that lay under 230 feet of water, only a half-day's mission from New York Harbor. In doing so, they paid the ultimate price in their quest for fame. Bernie Chowdhury, himself an expert diver and a close friend of the Rouses', explores the thrill-seeking world of deep-sea diving, including its legendary figures, most celebrated triumphs, and gruesome tragedies. By examining the diver's psychology through the complex father-and-son dynamic, Chowdhury illuminates the extreme sport diver's push toward -- and sometimes beyond -- the limits of human endurance.

Author Biography

Bernie Chowdhury is the founder and copublisher of immersed: the international technical diving magazine. A world-class diver, Explorers Club Fellow, and recognized expert on extreme sport diving, he also makes documentary films and is a frequent lecturer

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Deadly Secrets	p. 1
Prevent Your Death!	p. 19
Pretzel Logic	p. 53
Artifact Fever	p. 81
Team Doria '91	p. 109
The Steel Cave	p. 136
Triple Vision	p. 157
Voice from the Deep	p. 197
Iron Coffins	p. 229
The Last Dive	p. 261
Eulogy	p. 291
Ever Deeper	p. 312
Author's Note	p. 353
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