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Deep Water by Moya Crawford
Deep Water by Moya Crawford
Deep Water is about a family salvage company that grew from nothing into a world record-breaking, major international operator. It describes in intimate detail how, from the humble beginnings of scuba diving from an inflatable, author Moya Crawford and her husband Alec upgraded to a Norwegian fishing boat and finally, by raising and rebuilding a sunken trawler, ended up with their purpose-built Redeemer.
Their list of salvage feats is even more impressive. Starting with RMS Oceanic, stablemate of the Titanic which sank off the Shetland Isles in 1914, they moved on to HMS Argyll, a Devonshire-class cruiser lost in WWI. This was when Alec decided that the way ahead was to develop a remotely
operated system. He designed and built his own hydro-electric grab, furnished with its own video TV camera.
The application of this revolutionary tool on the wreck of the Francois Vieljeux, sunk in 1250m with a cargo of copper ingots, was to prove to be their greatest and most successful venture to date. This amazing exploit has tripled the world depth record for commercial cargo recovery and,
at the same time, provided them with a sound financial basis on which to build for the next venture.
This is essential reading for any diver who thinks he could make it into salvage work! John Bevan |
Deep Water by Moya Crawford, Thomas Reed Publications (01225 868821). Hardback, 320pp, £19.95.
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