AMAZING DIVING STORIES
Incredible Tales from Deep Beneath the Sea
AMAZING DIVING STORIES
Incredible Tales from Deep Beneath the Sea
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Exciting diving stories from all over the world complemented by a selection of stunning colour photographs.
This hardback collection of thrilling stories makes for compelling reading for all divers. There's everything from classic tales of wreck discoveries to encounters with beautiful and bizarre creatures beneath the waves. There are stories of death and disaster as well as bravery and triumph.
Take the plunge to read about the diver who discovered how to put sharks in a trance and the marine biologist who lost a limb trying to proving that sharks he studied were safe to swim with.
There's the tale behind the Red Sea's most famous wreck, as well the Titanic's sister ship that keeps claiming divers' lives.
Read about the politician attacked by a turtle, the saltwater crocodile that lost a sub-aqua scuffle and the eel feeding frenzy that almost claimed a life.
Rogue government officials from Mexico are exposed for unacceptable underwater behavior and officious dive instructors are given the slip to allow some extraordinary underwater exploration.
Exciting and extreme tales rub shoulders with more poetic pieces about the people and places that make up the folklore of this fascinating sport. This global tour takes in everywhere from Indonesia to the Caribbean and from the chill waters of Northern Europe to the reefs of the Pacific. Stories of technical pioneers are accompanied by quirky tales of adventure beneath the waves. Every ocean of the world is explored making this essential reading -- or a wonderful gift -- for divers everywhere.
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About the author: John Bantin is a hugely experienced diving journalist and chief correspondent for DIVER magazine. He travels the world, reporting on dive sites and is very well connected throughout the industry. His lively writing and wealth of knowledge make him the perfect author.
Praise for Amazing Diving Stories
In the search for great underwater adventure writing, one needs to look no further than John Bantin’s absorbing new book, Amazing Diving Stories. He has compiled dozens of true tales that will intrigue and delight everyone from the seasoned scuba diver to the bathtub snorkeler. Consider the British diver who barely survived a crocodile attack while diving from a popular Indonesia liveaboard dive boat, the foolish divers descending to 270 meters, and the divers fired upon by the military when diving in the Red Sea. Or that “new” dive resort run by a delusional innkeeper who gave his hungry guests a rifle to shoot a sheep for dinner. Or divers’ excitement searching for sunken WWII planes with Papua New Guinea natives. These are just for starters.
Bantin, today’s most engaging writer about the underwater world – here’s a man who makes 300 scuba dives a year – gets behind the scenes of terrible tragedies, applies his great wit to his own travels and travails, and explores unusual and bizarre behaviors – both animal, fish and human – that take place a few fathoms down. John has been a mainstay in the pages of Diver magazine for more than 20 years and for good reason. Not only does he have a keen eye for a good story, his conversational and smart writing style keeps his reader’s attention.
I’ve had the good fortune to hear a few of John’s stories first hand, and reading this book is like having a pint with him and hearing his voice. His deep knowledge about diving, his sharp humor, and his talent to spin a good yarn have come together in Amazing Diving Stories. Don’t save it for your next dive trip. Savor it now while the winter winds blow.
Ben Davison, publisher
Underurrent, the private, exclusive guide for serious divers
www.undercurrent.org
