Lake Erie Technical Wreck Diving Guide Petkovic Erik Sr.Paperback / softback

Erik Petkovic's Lake Erie Technical Wreck Diving Guide is packed with tales of maritime disasters sailing ships and steamers which foundered, succumbed to storms, collided or were engulfed in flames. The guide brings to life the rediscovered history of the ships, passengers and crews.Then there are the dives themselves. There are ships which sank more than once, were involved in wars, slave escapes and catastrophic collisions, plus daring stories of deep salvage, valuable cargoes, submarines, experimental engineering and unidentified wrecks.

Amongst the features which can be seen are wooden ships' wheels, standing masts, rudders, propellers, portholes, engines, boilers and steamship hogging arches. Some of the wrecks are remarkably intact for their age. Each chapter describes the history, current condition, location,