Diver: A Royal Navy and Commercial Diver's Journey Through Life, and Around the World

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Tony Groom Jonathan Band

Diver

A Royal Navy and Commercial Diver's Journey Through Life, and Around the World

Tony Groom, Jonathan Band

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English

Sheridan House
14 June 2008

Biography: general; Autobiography: sport; Geographical discovery & exploration; Swimming & diving; Sub-aqua swimming

Diver is an honest, moving and sometimes hilarious account of a hair-raisingly exciting career, both in the Royal Navy and in commercial deep-sea diving—training the most unlikely of raw recruits ... handling unexploded bombs while under air attack ... living for months in a pressurized bottle with a voice like Donald Duck ... commuting to work through a hole in the floor in the freezing, black depths of the North Sea.

By: Tony Groom
Foreword by: Jonathan Band
Imprint: Sheridan House
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781574092691
ISBN 10: 1574092693
Pages: 318
Publication Date: 14 June 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tony Groom joined the Royal Navy at the age of 17, determined to become a diver. As a member of the Fleet Clearance Diving Team, he found himself diving for mines, dealing with unexploded bombs and being shot at in the Falklands War. He left the Navy in 1985 and has since traveled the world as a commercial diver.

Reviews for Diver: A Royal Navy and Commercial Diver's Journey Through Life, and Around the World

Epitomises the esprit de corps of the Royal Navy's Clearance Diving branch, as well as the close-knit camaraderie of the commercial offshore diver.--Mick Fellows