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“Superbly written and action-packed The Last Dive ranks with such adventure classics as The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air.”—Tampa TribuneSpurred on by a fatal combination of obsession and ambition Chris and Chrisy Rouse an experienced father-son scuba diving team hoped to achieve wide-spread recognition for their outstanding and controversial diving skills by solving the secrets of a mysterious undocumented World War II German U-boat that lay only a half day’s mission from New York Harbor.The Rouses found the ultimate cost of chasing their personal challenge: death from what divers dread the most—decompression sickness or “the bends.” In this gripping recounting of their tragedy author Bernie Chowdhury himself an expert diver explores the thrill-seeking high-risk world of deep sea diving its legendary figures most celebrated triumphs and notorious tragedies.