Deep Descent

Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria

Kevin F. McMurray

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Atria Books
06 August 2002

True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; History; Sub-aqua swimming

An in-depth look at the danger of diving the Andrea Doria, the ""Everest"" of deep-sea diving, by an award-winning journalist and photographer.

On a foggy July evening in 1956, the Italian cruise liner Andrea Doria, bound for New York, was struck broadside by another vessel. In eleven hours, she would sink nearly 250 feet to the murky Atlantic Ocean floor. Thanks to a daring rescue operation, only fifty-one of more than 1,700 people died in the tragedy. But the Andrea Doria is still taking lives.

Considered the Mount Everest of diving, the Andrea Doria is the ultimate deepwater wreck challenge. Over the years, a small but fanatical group of extreme scuba divers have investigated the Andrea Doria, pushing themselves to the very limits of human endurance to explore her—and not all have returned. Diver Kevin McMurray takes you inside this elite club with a hard, honest look at those who go deeper, farther, and closer to the edge than others would ever dream.

Deep Descent is the riveting true story of the human spirit overcoming human frailty and of fearsome, mortal risks traded for a hard-core adrenaline rush. Chronicling these adventures in his page-turning narrative and in dozens of dramatic photos, McMurray draws us deeper into the cold heart of the unforgiving sea, giving us a powerful vision of a place to which few will ever have the skills—or the courage—to go.

By: Kevin F. McMurray
Imprint: Atria Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780743400633
ISBN 10: 0743400631
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 06 August 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kevin F. McMurray is an award-winning journalist and photographer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, New York magazine, Outside, Yankee, Men's Journal, The Sunday Times (London), Rock and Ice, Cigar Aficionado, and other publications. An avid outdoor adventurer, McMurray is an expert scuba diver and former world record holder for swimming around Manhattan. He is also the author of Deep Descent and Dark Descent. He lives in Brewster, New York.

Reviews for Deep Descent: Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria

Clive Cussler A compelling masterwork of the greatest shipwreck killer in maritime history. McMurray involves you in the life-and-death drama as if you are actually diving in the depths. Library Journal Exciting and powerful. The Philadelphia Inquirer This is a book you will have a hard time putting down. Page after page leads you through adventure, mystery, suspense, and acts of heroism. Kirkus Reviews McMurray knows his stuff...Compelling...Full of high drama in low places.