Deep Descent- Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria—Kevin F. McMurray
“A venturesome minority will always be eager to get of on their own… let them take risks, for godsake, let them get sunburnt, stranded, eaten by bears, buried alive under avalanches – that is the right and privilege of any free American.” – 16 Idaho Law Review 407, 420-1980
This was a book detailed with stories of how the Andrea Doria sank to her grave. It is filled with the stories of those who perished seeking to know and touch her. It was informative to those of us adventurers who are just wary enough to seek out the wisdom from those that have experience diving the wreck referred to as the “Mount Everest of Wreck Diving”. This book showed me that the most important part of diving is being completely honest with yourself in regards to your skills, your equipment, your health, and to trust your bad feelings. It was after finishing this book that I have decided to dive the Andrea Doria during the year of my 35th birthday. Eight years from now, I hope that I will feel adequately prepared for such an adventure.
