TY  - BOOK
AU  - Verlinden,Vic
AU  - Panis,Stefan
TI  - Diving for Treasure
T2  - Whittles dive series
SN  - 9781849954006
AV  - G525 .D585 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Caithness
PB  - Whittles Publishing
KW  - Verlinden, Vic
KW  - Panis, Stefan
KW  - Treasure troves
KW  - Shipwrecks
KW  - Underwater exploration
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; SS Tubantia --; the hunt for gold of the Tubantia; Departure from Amsterdam; The Investigation; Treasure of the Tubantia; Diving the Tubantia; SS Elbe --; porcelain from the deep; The collision; Everyone fights for their life; Investigation into the disaster; Diving the Elbe; SS Justicia --; The Dutch Titanic; The attack; The final blow; Dive in the open ocean; Exploring the bow; Return to the Dutch Titanic; The gold seekers of the Renate Leonardt; Was there gold on board?; The tower of the gold fishermen; Only a few metres away from 72 million Guilders; It has to happen now!New candidates show up; The press takes notice; The wreck in 2008; Finally on the wreck myself!; SS Drummond Castle --; on the way to her doom; Dive into the past; First survey of the wreck; Expedition 2000; SS Leopoldville --; the Congo boat torpedoed; A floating palace; Christmas Eve 1944; The rescue operation; Diving on the Leopoldville; Further exploration of the wreck; Diving for treasure; Entrance in to the machine room; SS Albertville --; a luxury mail ship sinks; The war years; A forgotten shipwreck; A cautious journey; Exploration of the forecastle; The frigate Lutine --; the golden treasure of the tormentorThe islanders take their chance; The first helmet divers enter the wreck; The English arrive and make a second attempt; The gold-searcher's tower of Frans Beckers; The largest tin mining dredger is a marvel; New Zealanders are struck by gold fever; Fifteenth search for gold; Tombstone for Captain Skinner; The MS Christiaan Huygens --; art treasures from a shipwreck; Antwerp 1945; A dive into the unknown; The first bronze statues; Research in the archive; Searching the wreck; SS Natal --; collision in the night; Save our souls; An underwater museum at 130m downOrganisation of a complex dive; First exploration of the wreck; Second deep dive in three days; Roompot --; sunk eight miles from her home port; Beached; The sinking; The discovery; Protected monument; The theft; Baloeran --; the floating palace; Taken over by hostile powers; A loved diving object; Hugo Geijteman: Wreck diver in heart and soul; SS Egypt --; The gold of the SS Egypt; Panic on board; Searching for a needle in a haystack; The divining rod of Father Innocentius; Where is the gold?; Another ship is bought; Diving expeditions to the wreck; Testing the equipmentThe decompression of half a working day; SS Kursk --; the crystal of the Tsar; Storm on the North Sea; The Kursk is missing; Unknown wreck at 13 miles; Diving the Kursk; SS Leerdam --; emigrants and pedigree cattle; Rescue mission at sea; Finally back on solid ground; Salvage of a valuable cargo; Diving the wreck; SS Warrior --; the lost battle of the HMS Warrior; Discovery; Plan your dive and dive your plan; Trip along the swimming pool; The SS Laurentic --; the record salvage of 43 tons of gold; A rich cargo; Salvage fever; Last attempt; Diving the Laurentic; 2; b
N2  - Accounts of diving a variety of wrecks, often containing gold and other valuables, and the exciting stories of diving in often dangerous conditions
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