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**"Crawford's absorbing account of his first adventures in the salvage trade . . . an unusually likeable, as well as interesting, memoir." --__The Scotsman__** In 1971 Alec Crawford is determined to make his fortune from ship salvage. Early attempts lead nowhere until he teams up with a new partner, Simon Martin. Diving in Hebridean waters, they explore remains of the Spanish Armada, and the wreck of the SS __Politician__, the vessel made famous in the film __Whisky Galore!__ But money is scarce and irregular, and the work is fraught with danger and disappointment. Until they hear of one of the most incredible wrecks of all time--the White Star liner RMS __Oceanic__, which, when built in 1899, was the biggest and most luxurious ship in the world. Widely regarded as an "undiveable" wreck, lying somewhere off the remote island of Foula, they decide to take the challenge. They face unbelievably dangerous waters and appalling weather conditions, and when a large salvage company takes action against them, they also have a huge legal fight on their hands. But if they succeed, the rewards will be enormous . . . **"Crawford pioneered many of the methods now used in deep sea recovery, but t

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Author

Alec Crawford

Publisher

Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781788852845

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Travel, Biography