On a dense, foggy evening in July of 1956, the Italian cruise liner Andrea Doria, bound for New York, was struck broadside by another cruiseship, killing 51 people. Although she now rests silently on the sandy bottom of the Atlantic, nearly a half-century later the Doria continues to take lives (twelve since 1981). Yet a small, fanatical group ...
This book provides instructions on all the necessary skills for scuba diving. Diving history, boat diving procedures, the science of diving, planning and the environment, and scuba lifesaving are all covered. Buddy check procedures are also included.
What lies in the deep? Not just coral and sand. Kaz, Star, Adriana and Dante have discovered a sunken treasure ship, but nobody wants them to get near it, so it will take a whole lot of ingenuity and teamwork for the kids to get back what is rightfully theirs.
Two years after the death of his wife, oceanographer and former Navy SEAL, Atticus Young attempts to reconcile with his rebellious daughter, Giona, by taking her on the scuba dive of a lifetime, swimming with a group of humpback whales off the coast of Maine. But the beauty of the sea belies a terror from the deep. A horrific creature as immense ...
This true story of a father-son team who suffered a horrible fate in an underwater wreck off the coast of New Jersey tells of their dedication to diving and their unique teamwork. The writing conveys both the technical details of this activity and the grisly details of death under water.
" it inspires and instructs. I give it a top recommendation for anyone whos intrigued by our oceans environments." Jean-Michel Cousteau "No secret handshakes or eyebrow-raised buzz words to dazzle you; just solid info with some fun thrown in." Gary P. Joyce, Editor, Sport Diver Magazine "If youve ever dreamed of diving into the world of undersea ...
In 1965, a British vessel named the Griffin sank with a pricelessamount of gold on board. Now, centuries later, four kids are trying to raise the Griffin's treasure from the sea. Kaz, Dante, Adriana, and Star must take the biggest risk of their lives...and discover that they won't be able to trust anybody-even themselves.
This updated edition describes diving and snorkelling sites in the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys of Florida. Shallow diving, deep diving, swim-through caves, black coral, seven-foot barracudas and the lure of sunken treasure are some of the attractions the area offers.
Our best selling dive guide of all time has been revised and revamped to include the latest and best dive and snorkel sites, each of which is rated for visual excellence and marine life. The author, an avid diver and a Caribbean buff, has been donning a mask for years; and her knowledge of Caribbean sites is unparalleled. From sunken planes and ...
Featuring a selection of dives and snorkelling adventures, this work includes full colour photography and reviews of activities and attractions above and below the water. It includes listings for diving services and resorts.
Underwater investigator Hannah Sampson and her partner are training in the British Virgin Islands when a plane nosedives into the water. Hannah plunges into an investigation to see if one of the passengers was a target and who would be desperate enough to kill all those people. Original.
This work is aimed at serious divers and diving instructors. This is the only commercially available book to address both rescue and first aid across a wide range of diving environments. It provides techniques for: surface and underwater rescue, open water resuscitation, self-rescue, currents and dams, overhead environments, faulty or damaged ...
The island of Cozumel, off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, offers diving for a range of abilities. Divers can swim through coral canyons, observe tropical sea life and gaze down sheer drop-offs. This guide describes 17 sites, updated to reflect current conditions.
Whether in the balmy waters of a tropical coral reef or the icy cold of the North Sea, scuba diving is a magical way to explore the world beneath the waves. The only YMCA/Scuba-sanctioned guide, "Scuba Diving" includes all the information needed to start this exciting sport. It reviews the standard in all certification courses, with chapters on ...
This report on the extreme sport of spearfishing includes a history of the sport, an account of a "fishing rodeo," a report on the latest technology and equipment, and the adventures of a small band of middle-aged enthusiasts who venture into the Gulf of Mexico in search of sharks.
An account of some of the wildest, most extreme sportsmen in recent memory, this book introduces a group of New Orleans scuba-diving clubs that dive from off-shore oil platforms in order to spear the giant fish that congregate around these artificial barrier reefs.
Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel offer some of the Caribbean's most exciting diving experiences including the new frontier of the sport: cenote (sinkhole) diving. Explore this vast world of underwater caves and passages--more than 100 miles of them--and learn about Chichorro Banks, an unspoiled area, charted for the first time in this guide.
From the creators of "Cowboy Bunnies" and "Astro Bunnies" comes a bath-to-bed adventure featuring scuba bunnies on an imaginary undersea voyage. Full color.
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