Shipwreck Diving, A Complete Diver's Handbook to Mastering the Skills of Wreck Diving [Paperback]

Dan Berg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1991

Shipwreck Diving is a complete how to book about the sport of wreck diving. This book is packed with information and heavily illustrated with over 80 sensational color photographs. Daniel Berg, a noted wreck diver, instructor and author of ten shipwrecks related books, describes all the basics of wreck diving. Topics include everything from equipment modifications, communication, and wreck penetration to artifact preservation. Dan also tells how to navigate on a wreck and be able to return to the anchor line after the dive. Why some divers find more artifacts and explains how to catch lobsters. Shipwreck Diving also covers such diverse topics as shipwreck research, photography, spear fishing and how to use an underwater metal detector. This exciting book tells all the tricks of the trade that untill now have only been learned through years of experience. Shipwreck divers of all caliber will find Shipwreck Diving informative, rewarding and entertaining.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Captain Daniel Berg is a P.A.D.I, Professional Association of Diving Instructors, Master Scuba Diver Trainer. He is a Specialty Instructor in Wreck Diving, Night Diving, Search and Rescovery, Underwater Hunting, Deep Diving, Dry Suit Diving, U/W Metal Detecting, U/W Archeology, and has written his own nationally approved Specialties in Shipwreck Research and U/W Cinematography. Capt. Berg owns and operates the 40' charter boat Wreck Valley and is a member of the Eastern Dive Boat Association. Mr Berg has authored ten shipwreck and diving related books and was the host and producer of the Dive Wreck Valley TV series. Dan's photographs ,video and shipwreck articles have appeared on Fox 5 News, CNN, CBS, Skin Diver Magazine, plus many more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Aqua Explorers (June 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096161675X
• ISBN-13: 978-0961616755
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,207,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Complete" and "Mastering"??? Nope., December 21, 2001

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"guero_sd" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shipwreck Diving, A Complete Diver's Handbook to Mastering the Skills of Wreck Diving (Paperback)

This book is a long way from what its title leads you to believe. Sure its a great book for new divers but I've been diving for ~15 years in a recreational capacity and spent lots of the time diving wrecks all over. I've recently wanted to learn more technical diving and real penetration skills. I thought this book would describe "in detail" the gear needed and the proper configuration. Its an overview book to be sure and was written in 1991 so the material is definately dated when it comes to equipment. If your new to wreck diving.. good book. If you looking for preparation prior to a technical wreck class.... save your money.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Should be titled "Treasure hunting", not wreck diving, August 15, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Shipwreck Diving, A Complete Diver's Handbook to Mastering the Skills of Wreck Diving (Paperback)

I was very disappointed with this book. Most of it deals with how to strip and preserve wreck artifacts, rather than how to safely dive wrecks. If stripping portholes from wrecks is your bag, this is the book for you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware the complexities of Wreck Diving!, September 19, 2007

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Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shipwreck Diving, A Complete Diver's Handbook to Mastering the Skills of Wreck Diving (Paperback)

In recent weeks I have become most concerned about 2 books by Capt. Dan Berg because the content simply does not match their titles.

This is my review of the second of those books and I repeat; I have been an active diver for well over 30 years and am regarded as something of a shipwreck authority within the UK. In short, I study and then write about shipwrecks for a living. I do not, however, claim to know anything about any shipwreck - anywhere in the world, which I have not studied in great detail. Sadly, the modern shipwreck diver is being openly ripped off by so-called authors who get into print without checking every single fact before so doing.

That said, the diver can still enjoy a great shipwreck even if the guidebook does have the tonnage, names, year lost and other details recorded incorrectly. What cannot be allowed to pass without comment is for a book to describe itself - in it's own title, as being "A Complete Diver's Handbook to Mastering the Skills of Wreck Diving," when it is not.

My big fear is that those who are new to wreck diving will finish this book believing there's simply nothing to it - because this book suggests there is nothing to be learned. It does not even begin to cover the complexities involved with wreck diving.

Wreck diving is an incredible aspect of scuba diving. It is exciting, enthralling, compelling. It can also be very, very dangerous. This is especially so when the diver is deep within the wreck and cannot simply "surface" because he (or she) has encountered a problem. But every diver who ever wanted to see a ship's engine room must go deep inside - because that is where they are found.

Clearly this so-called author would be better employed on the beach cleaning whatever artefacts have been retrieved by those who know about their wreck diving. Truth is, the content is so far removed from the title of this book - I can only suggest any disappointed reader asks for a refund.

NM