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Chatterton splashed first and tied in the grapple. His plan was trademark: shoot video, forgo artifacts, return with knowledge. He often used video cameras, which picked up underwater nuances that were beyond the human eye, then watched the tapes topside, learning wreck topographies and planning his second dive. At home, he watched the tapes dozens
... See moreRobert Kurson • Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
arriving, once again crewed by ‘diseased cripples’, on 22 December 1604.
John Keay • The Honourable Company: History of the English East India Company
It’s 20 May 2008 off the coast of the Bahamas. I am a trainee shark wrangler and currently have over a hundred of them circling me as I float on the ocean bed watching my mentor feed, study and inspect each one. His name was Jeremiah Sullivan and, fortunately for me, he was one of the world’s leading shark experts.
Ross Edgley • The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
it is either a law or a universal custom, established for convenience, that the captain should immediately hold an auction of his things, in which they are bid off by the sailors, and the sums which they give are deducted from their wages at the end of the voyage. In this way the trouble and risk of keeping his things through the voyage are
... See moreRichard Henry Dana • Two Years Before the Mast
‘You’re crazy, but you seem happy and harmless,’ one of the sailors replied.
Ross Edgley • The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
the Hercules’s lifeboats. Our American mole had reported that the ship they used is much faster than we were led to believe. He should call me soon to tell me how it went, but