Neptune's Fortune

[enrada]

Has anybody read this book yet?

 

[Mackaydon]

Some background:
Neptune's Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire by Julian Sancton is a narrative nonfiction book about the search for the Spanish galleon San José, which sank off Colombia in 1708 with immense treasure. The book chronicles the decades-long obsession of marine archaeologist Roger Dooley, a self-taught diver with Cuban roots, as he pursued the wreck, navigating historical archives, deep-sea exploration, and conflicts between governments, archaeologists, and treasure hunters. It's described as a thrilling adventure story that blends history, obsession, and the ethics of treasure hunting.
Source: AI Don in SoCal,

 

[Physics guy]

Has anybody read this book yet?

Thanks for the tip. My library has it on order and I’ve placed a hold. Looks interesting.

 

[marconi beach]

I Have about 40 pages left, very interesting for sure.The book mentions a number of people who post on this forum. I communicated with Dooley to tell him I like the book and also to let him know of my friends in the Colombian navy. If you love shipwrecks like I do you won't be disappointed.


Marconi Beach

 

[Physics guy]

Finally got it from my library a few days ago and just finished it. A fascinating book and I highly recommend it.

 

[1733 Diver]

Fantastic book. Well-researched.

 

[enrada]

Hypoxia
I just finished reading the book and I am intrigued by Dooley talking about being down to 100 meters and experiencing hypoxia. I have been down to 75 meters and did not have any adverse feelings. So does hypoxia come on slowly so that a person can start to feel effects and know it is time to ascend? What about nitrogen narcosis, any warning? Please don't guess.

 

[Digger54]

Hypoxia
I just finished reading the book and I am intrigued by Dooley talking about being down to 100 meters and experiencing hypoxia. I have been down to 75 meters and did not have any adverse feelings. So does hypoxia come on slowly so that a person can start to feel effects and know it is time to ascend? What about nitrogen narcosis, any warning? Please don't guess.

I have not read that book yet, but plan to. I assume at the depths you mention that mixed gas diving is involved? Deepest I have been is 50 meters on a single tank normal fill and I did not like the feeling at all. I would imagine a person's physiology is a big factor in when the effects take place.

 

[Columbus]

Has anybody read this book yet?

Just finished reading it a month ago. Absolutely fascinating, as others have already pointed out on this thread. It does read like an adventure novel, but always within the boundaries of nonfiction.