A tragic account of the father-son dive team who met with disaster while exploring the wreck of a German U-boat off the coast of New York.
Chris and Chrissy Rouse, an experienced father-and-son scuba diving team, hoped to achieve widespread recognition for their outstanding but controversial diving skills. Obsessed and ambitious, they sought to solve the secrets of a mysterious, undocumented World War II German U-boat that lay under 230 feet of water, only a half-day's mission from New York Harbor. In doing so, they paid the ultimate price in their quest for fame.
Bernie Chowdhury, himself an expert diver and a close friend of the Rouses', explores the thrill-seeking world of deep-sea diving, including its legendary figures, most celebrated triumphs, and gruesome tragedies. By examining the diver's psychology through the complex father-and-son dynamic, Chowdhury illuminates the extreme sport diver's push toward—and sometimes beyond—the limits of human endurance.
Praise for
The Last Dive
"Superbly written and action-packed, The Last Dive ranks with such adventure classics as
The Perfect Storm and
Into Thin Air." —Tampa Tribune
"[A] captivating account of sport diving." —
Publishers Weekly
"Excellently written and a real "grabber" to read, the book includes much information about the history, equipment, and people who make up the world of extreme or "technical" diving. This book should be read by any diver thinking of getting involved in wreck, cave, deep, or mixed-gas diving." —
Library Journal
- 384 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Homer Hickam
- 1 Deadly Secrets
- 2 Prevent Your Death!
- 3 Pretzel Logic
- 4 Artifact Fever
- 5 Team Doria ’91
- 6 The Steel Cave
- 7 Triple Vision
- 8 Voice from the Deep
- 9 Iron Coffins
- 10 The Last Dive
- 11 Eulogy
- 12 Ever Deeper
- Acknowledgments
- Photographic Inserts
- About the Author
- Praise for Bernie Chowdhury’s
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
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