Sunday, June 1, 2014

Trapped Under the Sea by Neil Swidey

"Trapped Under the Sea" by Neil Swidey

This book is about a team of divers doing what nobody has done before. Traveling 450 feet under the ocean and 9 miles out to sea, removing plugs for a brand new sewer tunnel. The author tells an amazing story about what happens to the team that goes into the tunnel and not all of them come back out, and the aftermath that ensues. He also goes into detail about the big companies that where behind the project and how their egos got into the way of the safety of the divers.

I couldn't put this book down! It's an easy, fast pace read. The way the author wrote this book made you feel like you where part of the team down in the tunnel yourself.  When they were feeling claustrophobic, I found myself  breathing heavily.  The author went into great detail during the lawsuit and the tragedies that followed the crew after the tunnel catastrophe, all the while telling everyone's story from dealing with drugs and alcohol, to bank robberies and recovery.

More Info

Author Info

I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review.