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The Last Dive
A Father and Son's Fatal Descent into the Ocean's Depths
Author: Bernie Chowdhury
Narrator: L.J. Ganser
Unabridged: 16 hr 42 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 06/14/2016
Categories: Nonfiction, Travel, Adventure, Sports & Recreation, Outdoor Skills, Science
Synopsis
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.