The Shipwreck Hunter By DAVID L. MEARNS (eBook)
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The Shipwreck Hunter: A Lifetime of Extraordinary Discoveries on the Ocean Floor By DAVID L. MEARNS (eBook) This gripping memoir by the world’s foremost marine geologist is an enthralling blend of maritime history, popular science, and Clive Cussler–style adventure. David L. Mearns has discovered some of the world’s most fascinating and elusive shipwrecks. From the mighty battleship HMS Hood (sunk in a pyrrhic duel with the Bismarck) to solving the mystery of HMAS Sydney, to the crumbling wooden skeletons of Vasco da Gama’s sixteenth century fleet, Mearns has searched for and found dozens of sunken vessels in every ocean of the world. The Shipwreck Hunter chronicles his most intriguing finds. It describes the extraordinary techniques used, the detailed research and mid-ocean stamina (and courage) required to find a wreck thousands of feet beneath the sea, as well as the moving human stories that lie behind each of these oceanic tragedies. Combining the adventuring derring-do of Indiana Jones with the precision of a scientist, The Shipwreck Hunter opens an illuminating porthole into the shadowy depths of the ocean. The Shipwreck Hunter (ISBN: 9781643132457) by David L. Mearns is a 400-page memoir and maritime history published by Pegasus Books (reprint, Feb 2020). It details Mearns' 25-year career finding 24 major shipwrecks, including the HMS Hood and HMAS Sydney, using advanced search techniques. Key Details of The Shipwreck Hunter: Content: A blend of memoir, technical research, and historical detective work highlighting how Mearns found deep-sea wrecks. Major Discoveries: The book covers the discovery of the HMS Hood, HMAS Sydney, and Vasco da Gama's 16th-century fleet. Awards: It won the 2018 Mountbatten Award for Best Book. Focus: It explores the emotional and technical challenges of deep-sea exploration, dubbed "part detective story, part history and part deep ocean adventure". Publisher: The book is available through Pegasus Books and Atlantic Books. The book, which has also been listed by AbeBooks, is highly rated for its insights into the human stories behind oceanic tragedies.
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