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9780789466211

Shipwreck

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  • ISBN13:

    9780789466211

  • ISBN10:

    078946621X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-07-05
  • Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
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Summary

Describes the history of shipwrecks, famous wrecks, causes, navigation and rescue techniques, and underwater archeology and the exploration of wrecks.

Table of Contents

Rocks, wrecks, and rescues
8(10)
Hazards of the sea
10(2)
Ancient wrecks
12(2)
First quests for wrecks
14(2)
Far Eastern junks
16(2)
Raising the Mary Rose
18(2)
British shipwrecks
20(2)
Wreck of the Armada
22(2)
Lost in Lake Ontario
24(2)
Unveiling the Vasa
26(2)
``Unsinkable'' Titanic
28(2)
Oil tanker disasters
30(2)
Navigation
32(2)
Guiding lights
34(2)
Communications
36(2)
Shipwreck survivors
38(2)
Air and sea rescues
40(2)
Lifeboat equipment
42(2)
Early diving
44(2)
Scuba diving
46(2)
Deep-sea exploration
48(2)
Wreck location and recovery
50(2)
Life on board ship
52(2)
Lost cargoes
54(2)
Reconstruction and preservation
56(2)
The art of shipwrecks
58(2)
Index 60

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