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Andrea Doria: Dive To An Era
GARY GENTILE'S POPULAR DIVE GUIDE SERIES
ISBN 0-9621453-0-0 hardcover with color dust jacket 6 x 9 vertical,
160 pages, 162 color photos, 23 black & white photos.
The collision between the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm has been
the subject of unending debate ever since that fateful night of July
25, 1956, when the two liners met so irrevocably. Fifty-two people
lost their lives, the Italian Line lost its finest ship, and one of
the greatest sea rescues in history made banner headlines that
turned the name Andrea Doria into a household word.
Today, the Grand Dame of the Sea rests on her starboard side in 240
feet of cold Atlantic water, fifty miles south of Nantucket. Since
the time of her sinking, numerous schemes of hull salvage have been
discussed, salvors have penetrated her darkened corridors seeking
treasure, and photographers and film makers have captured her slow
disintegration.
Chronicled in the pages of this book is the story of the Grand Dame
of the Sea after she sank, from Harry Trask's first Pulitzer Prize
winning photograph of the Andrea Doria sinking, through the various
commercial salvage and photographic expeditions, to the author's
many trips to the wreck. Covered are amazing feats such as the
salvage of the bronze statue of Admiral Andrea Doria and the
recovery of the ship's bell.
Peter Gimbel first dived the Andrea Doria twenty-eight hours after
she sank. He returned five times during the next quarter century,
sharing through pictures and films his fascination for the
magnificent liner. His exploits include the recovery of a safe full
of paper money, and en eerie penetration through the smokestack and
motor room and out the bottom of the hull. These stories and more
are covered in detail.
The author also recounts the highlights of his own expeditions to
the famous wreck (now numbering more than fifty). Over the years he
has photographed and recovered china, glassware, unique pieces of
jewelry from two of the ship's gift shops, and works of art which
once decorated the walls. The latter are ceramic panels which were
specially commissioned for the Andrea Doria, and which were created
by the famous Italian artist, Romano Rui. These panels represent the
best in Italian renaissance art.
The Andrea Doria is a ship that did not die upon sinking, but
instead found new meaning. She is a time tunnel to an era of
transportation now extinct, a remnant of bygone years of
transatlantic service. She is a ship that will never be forgotten.
The book is amply illustrated with black and white historical
photographs, as well as color photographs of the wreck as it appears
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Deep Dark and Dangerous (Andrea
Doria)
ISBN 1-883056-16-0 hardcover with color dust jacket 216
pages, 69 color photos, 6 black & white photos, 4 deck plans
$25.00In 1989, Gary Gentile published the classic book on the Grand Dame
of the Sea. Andrea Doria: Dive to an Era has been in print
continuously ever since, and has sold thousands of copies worldwide
to wreck-divers, armchair explorers, ocean liner memorabilia buffs,
and the public at large. The book continues to be one of his
best-selling titles.
Dive to an Era is still available. In that profusely illustrated
volume, the author chronicled the complete story of the Italian
ocean liner after she sank, from Harry Trask’s Pulitzer Prize
winning photograph of the vessel sinking, through the numerous
salvage schemes, commercial diving operations, and photographic
expeditions, to the author’s personal exploits in the recovery of
china, glassware, jewelry, works of art, and the ship’s bell -
exploits that spanned fifteen years, from the author’s first dive on
the wreck in 1974.
Deep, Dark, and Dangerous picks up where Dive to an Era ended. This
volume covers another fifteen years of personal exploration of the
wreck, from 1989 to 2004.
In these action-packed pages the reader will explore vicariously the
deep compartments and dark passageways where danger abounds, anxiety
is commonplace, fear is palpable, and death is literally a breath
away.
In addition to the historic recovery of great works of art, the
author recounts in exacting detail the slow but inevitable collapse
of the hull, and examines the flood of fatalities that occurred in
recent years.
For those who cannot or will not dive on the Andrea Doria, reading
Deep, Dark, and Dangerous is the next best thing to being there.
The author also recounts the highlights of his own expeditions to
the famous wreck (now numbering more than fifty). Over the years he
has photographed and recovered china, glassware, unique pieces of
jewelry from two of the ship's gift shops, and works of art which
once decorated the walls. The latter are ceramic panels which were
specially commissioned for the Andrea Doria, and which were created
by the famous Italian artist, Romano Rui. These panels represent the
best in Italian renaissance art.
The Andrea Doria is a ship that did not die upon sinking, but
instead found new meaning. She is a time tunnel to an era of
transportation now extinct, a remnant of bygone years of
transatlantic service. She is a ship that will never be forgotten.
The book is amply illustrated with black and white historical
photographs, as well as color photographs of the wreck as it appears
on the bottom. |
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WRECK VALLEY SHIPWRECK CHART POSTER
(NY, NJ)
$16.95
New York and New Jersey Decorative Shipwreck Chart Poster. This poster is brand new and autographed by the artist. Chart Poster is 18" X 24" and printed on quality parchment paper. It depicts over 45 major shipwrecks each painted in beautiful water colors. Suitable for framing. Chart will be rolled and shipped in a protective shipping tube. Buyer pays actual postage. If you are a Wreck Diver don't miss this one its spectacular!
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