Best Endeavours. Inside the World of Marine Salvage

book summary

Strange but true. Ships that go bang in the night. Epic voyages. Typhoons and other natural perils. In time of war. Exocets and other projectiles. Salvors under fire. A matter of courage. The deep six. Oil on the beach. Chemical cocktails. The art of persuasion. Fire at sea. Ships that go bump in the night. Flora and fauna. Big lifts. An eye for a bargain. Close calls. Back from the brink. Remote and difficult locations. A matter of luck. Spheres and other devices. Hard aground. Leper of the sea. The politics of salvage. Confronting the extraordinary. A brush with the authorities. Catastrophes.