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Complete Wreck Diving: A Guide to Diving Wrecks |  | Author: Henry Keatts
Brand: Aqua Quest
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 472044
Media: Paperback
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3
ISBN: 1881652300
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.23
EAN: 9781881652304
Publication Date: June 25, 2002
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Product Description
There is a wealth of information for both beginning and advanced wreck divers packed into this comprehensive volume. Some of the topics covered are types of ships and how they deteriorate; researching and finding shipwrecks; methods of actually searching for a wreck; specialized equipment and predive preparation; what to look for and expect in a charter boat; diving the wreck with special emphasis on hazards and navigation; clues to use for identifying a wreck; artifact recovery, conservation and legal considerations; special techniques of photographing wrecks. Also includes a section on the contribution wreck diving makes to our understanding of maritime history. Covered in the appendices are lists of research sources in the United States and overseas. Written in an engaging style with an ample use of the author's first hand experiences. About the Authors Henry Keatts is a Professor of Biology an Oceanography, Suffolk Community College, Long Island, NY. In addition to being widely published in his field, Keatts is the author of New England's Legacy of Shipwrecks and Field Guide to Sunken U-Boats, both published by the American Merchant Marine Museum Press (United States Merchant Marine Academy), and Guide to Shipwreck Diving: New York and New Jersey, published by Pisces Books. He is co-author of the Dive Into History series (u-boats, Warships and U.S. submarines) published by Pisces Books. Keatts writes a column "History Submerged" for Discover Diving magaz
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 Nice overview June 3, 2009
Marc Reiter (south)
I was expecting to learn something about the subject of wreck diving. A book titled "Complete Wreck Diving" should be more than a general overview of the subject with little details or specifics. The author thought it was important to let his readers know at great detail that it would be important to learn how to read a chart to find a shipwreck. In a word Duh!
This book would have been better titled "Wreck Diving for Dummies" there is very little here that a diver contemplating wreck diving would not have thought about and there is very little information in this book on the subject.
While that may be a harsh review I did read the whole book and I enjoyed the last chapter on artifact restoration, it had real world solutions to real problems. A beginning wreck diver might want this book to at least learn what the questions are that would require some other book or books to answer.
 Confusing and disappointing. February 7, 2009
Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author)
My very first reaction on receiving this book was one of considerable disappointment. According to the brief biographies on the back cover, the two co-authors were set to compliment each other in providing an excellent product with Keatts being the oceanographic and historic expert and Skerry the National Geographic standard photographer. In addition, I personally regard books produced by Aqua Press as being amongst the world's best on the subject of scuba diving. Unfortunately, on this occasion, all three have fallen a long way short of the mark.
None of the photographs within the book are in colour, few are sharp. Furthermore, the reproduction of those pictures is of an inferior quality. The type set is large and the paper quality also poor. These are the standards of scuba diving books from over 40 years ago and are no longer acceptable. Not a very good start and anyone browsing this book in a bookstore is unlikely to purchase.
Had this book been about a specific collection of wrecks in a certain area or about artefacts taken from wrecks, I might have understood the purpose of the product. Instead, the book seeks to teach the reader about Wreck Diving and I took delivery in the expectation of learning something about that subject. I may have been an active wreck diver for well over 30 years, but all experience is relative and I am always willing to learn from others. In many instances throughout this work, the co-authors are reliant on poorly reproduced photographs to convey a message. If I were to summarise that message in one word it would have to be "obscure!"
Quite frankly, these authors have both the experience and the abilities to provide a much better product and I suggest they go back to the drawing board and start again.
NM
Before taking the training February 18, 2008
David Ullman (Long Island, NY USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A good book. It answered several of my questions and answered questions that I didn't know to ask. NOT a substitute for training but a good addition. It actually increased my interest in wreck diving. Also an easy read and suggests many places to find wreck to dive on.
Complete Wreck Diving: A Guide to Diving Wrecks September 6, 2007
Glenn L. Roberts (Somerset, NJ)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although not complete from a technical diving aspect, this is a great primer on how to start a research project. There are ample examples of historical resources, of what to do if one finds a wreck, how to lay claim, etc. Overall alot of good information on wreck diving.
 Surprisingly Good November 28, 2006
B. Chapin (Washington, DC)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I first leafed through this book, I mistakenly thought that it would be a dry read. I was wrong. This book provides a wealth of information: particularly on finding and identifying wrecks. It gave great insight into where to find information about wrecks; right down to the places and addresses where maritime archives are stored and how to perform research. Informative descriptions of equipment give the reader a good foothold of knowledge to start planning dives & searches.
I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in wreck diving, especially if you've dreamed of finding that virgin wreck site but didn't know where to start or what resources are available.
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