Ships & Shipwrecks

"In real life-especially off the Florida coast-things can have fatal consequences. Fatal Treasure is a truly compelling read." -Aphrodite Jones, New York Times bestselling author of Cruel Sacrifice and All She Wanted In 1622, hundreds of people lost their lives to the curse of the Spanish galleon At... More

"A stupendous feat of reportage." -Ron Powers, cowriter of Flags of Our Fathers Praise for Desperate Hours "Goldstein's book is packed with detail. . . . This description of the Doria's sinking is especially moving." -The New York Times "A stupendous feat of reportage. Goldstein has virtually put u... More

In the tradition of Walter Lords A Night to Remember, a dramatic moment-by-moment account of the greatest peacetime sea rescue in history Advance Praise for Desperate Hours "A stupendous feat of reportage. Goldstein has virtually put us into lifeboats and sent us hurtling into the North Atlantic on ... More

The maritime activities of Kalinga are well known. The people of Kalinga were great seafares and their expertise in the technology of ship-building and navigation is indeed astonishing. The book gives a comprehensive account of the rich maritime tradition of Kalinga. Besides describing its geographi... More

Praise for "Silent Steel" "The magnitude of the tragedy of the USS Scorpion is matched only by the depth of the mystery surrounding her loss. Stephen Johnson has done a remarkable job of shining new light on this dark moment in U.S. submarine history." --Sherry Sontag, coauthor of "Blind Man's Bluf... More

Cussler and volunteers with the National Underwater Marine Agency, a nonprofit organization that searches for historic shipwrecks, present true accounts of their 12 most intriguing shipwreck discoveries. Reissue.FROM THE CREATOR OF DIRK PITT(R) -- THE WORLD'S #1 ACTION HERO..."REAL" STORIES. "REAL" ... More

For 23 years, Cussler's NUMA--the National Underwater & Marine Agency--has scoured Earth's waters in search of lost ships of historic significance. This collection contains more of their true adventures. Illustrations.More true adventures with shipwrecks and the real life NUMA - Clive Cussler's Nati... More

Now in paperback--the epic tale of the oldest registered fishing vessel in Alaska, which wrecked in the Gulf of Alaska in 1998 during the worst Arctic storm in years, and the heroic efforts of three teams of Coast Guard aviators to rescue the survivors. 16-page b&w photo insert.It was a desperate mi... More

Using eyewitness accounts, official documents, and rarely seen photos, "Sailing Into the Abyss" takes a fascinating look at the human drama behind the deadliest sea disaster of the Vietnam War. 8-page photo insert.In the spirit of The Perfect Storm and Shadow Divers, Sailing into the Abyss presents ... More

A steamboat goes up in flames...and down to the bottom of the sea. A locomotive plunges into a creek...and vanished into mystery. A German U-boat sends an American troop transport, and eight hundred on board, to a watery grave, on Christmas eve.Clive Cussler and his crack team of NUMA (National Unde... More

On the eve of World War II, the "Squalus", America's newest submarine then, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Thirty-three members survived, largely because of the efforts of U.S. Navy officer Charles "Swede" Momsen. In this thrilling true account, Maas vividly recreates a moment-by-momen... More

In 1872 the brigantine "Mary Celeste" was found sailing aimlessly in the Atlantic Ocean, her crew strangely and inexplicably missing. What happened to them has remained an enduring mystery of the sea. Paul Begg tells the story of the discovery of "Mary Celeste" and the people who vanished, and inves... More

On April 15, 1912 the impossible happened when the Titanic sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic. The rich and powerful of Britain and the US, complacent in their belief that nature herself could be tamed, were shaken to the core. The sinking of the Titanic was a momentous event in the 20th centu... More

Titanic Voices relives the fateful events of April 15, 1912 through the firsthand accounts of those who were actually there.Using many previously unpublished photographs, letters, and oral histories, the book traces how the town of Southampton, its people and the Titanic have been inextricably linke... More