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The Resource Dark descent : diving and the deadly allure of the Empress of Ireland, Kevin F. McMurray, (electronic resource)

Dark descent : diving and the deadly allure of the Empress of Ireland, Kevin F. McMurray, (electronic resource)

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"Dark Descent makes the reader a vicarious participant in what is a very extreme sport."--Philadelphia InquirerOn May 29, 1914, the passenger liner Empress of Ireland was struck by the freighter Storstad and sank in fifteen minutes, taking more than 1,000 victims with her. It remains one of the largest losses of life ever in a maritime accident.At more than a hundred feet deep in the frigid Gulf of St. Lawrence, diving the Empress is like trying to navigate an unfamiliar sixty-story building lying on its side at a forty-five-degree angle, in pitch blackness with only a flashlight. In Dark Descent, Kevin McMurray takes us deep into the bowels of the lost ship, first to relive her tragic death and then to join the divers who have probed the wreck's secrets. It's an adventure from which some divers don't return."Impressively researched. . . . For those who love the lure of the deep water and the mysteries of shipwrecks, this specialized history will be a pleasure."--Publishers Weekly"Kevin has a remarkable knack of adding life and realism. A great job."--R. W. Hamilton, Chairman of the Board, Divers Alert Network
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eng
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1 online resource
Contents
  • Cover Page
  • Dark Descent
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • One Fourteen Minutes
  • Two Brave Pioneers: From Initial Salvage to Jacques Cousteau
  • Three Extreme Diving
  • Four More Fatalities
  • Five Planning the 2002 Expedition
  • Six Adventure
  • Seven Return to the Empress of Ireland
  • Epilogue: Empress Alumni
  • Appendices
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
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9780071796873
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Dark descent : diving and the deadly allure of the Empress of Ireland
Title
Dark descent
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diving and the deadly allure of the Empress of Ireland
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Kevin F. McMurray
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Diving and the deadly allure of the Empress of Ireland
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Language
eng
Summary
"Dark Descent makes the reader a vicarious participant in what is a very extreme sport."--Philadelphia InquirerOn May 29, 1914, the passenger liner Empress of Ireland was struck by the freighter Storstad and sank in fifteen minutes, taking more than 1,000 victims with her. It remains one of the largest losses of life ever in a maritime accident.At more than a hundred feet deep in the frigid Gulf of St. Lawrence, diving the Empress is like trying to navigate an unfamiliar sixty-story building lying on its side at a forty-five-degree angle, in pitch blackness with only a flashlight. In Dark Descent, Kevin McMurray takes us deep into the bowels of the lost ship, first to relive her tragic death and then to join the divers who have probed the wreck's secrets. It's an adventure from which some divers don't return."Impressively researched. . . . For those who love the lure of the deep water and the mysteries of shipwrecks, this specialized history will be a pleasure."--Publishers Weekly"Kevin has a remarkable knack of adding life and realism. A great job."--R. W. Hamilton, Chairman of the Board, Divers Alert Network
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McMurray, Kevin F
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797.2/3
Index
no index present
LC call number
GV838.673.Q84
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • Empress of Ireland (Steamship)
  • Scuba diving
  • Shipwrecks
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Dark descent : diving and the deadly allure of the Empress of Ireland, Kevin F. McMurray, (electronic resource)
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Includes bibliographical references
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rdacarrier
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Contents
Cover Page -- Dark Descent -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- One Fourteen Minutes -- Two Brave Pioneers: From Initial Salvage to Jacques Cousteau -- Three Extreme Diving -- Four More Fatalities -- Five Planning the 2002 Expedition -- Six Adventure -- Seven Return to the Empress of Ireland -- Epilogue: Empress Alumni -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments
Extent
1 online resource
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online
Isbn
9780071796873
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rdamedia
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  • c
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54c22fe0-05c2-4995-9c0b-ebf70dceb1a3
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remote
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(OCoLC)1165387409
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Dark descent : diving and the deadly allure of the Empress of Ireland, Kevin F. McMurray, (electronic resource)
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Cover Page -- Dark Descent -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- One Fourteen Minutes -- Two Brave Pioneers: From Initial Salvage to Jacques Cousteau -- Three Extreme Diving -- Four More Fatalities -- Five Planning the 2002 Expedition -- Six Adventure -- Seven Return to the Empress of Ireland -- Epilogue: Empress Alumni -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780071796873
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
54c22fe0-05c2-4995-9c0b-ebf70dceb1a3
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)1165387409

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