Trapped Under The Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, And A Disaster Ten Miles Into The Darkness (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
Vaguely familiar with the importance of a Deer Island at the Boston Harbor, I was shocked by how complicated it was to get it set up and the costs that was paid through the process. Makes me truly appreciate the harbor. With an environmental engineer for a husband, I was also able to better understand how it came to be. Highly recommended for those with an appreciation for a clean environment of any sort as well human's contributions to this. Five men went in, and three came out--alive.The Boston Harbor cleanup was a collasol project. Boston simply couldn't continue to send its sewage into the harbor without a care. The pollution to the water and wildlife was enormous. Unfortunately, the solution to the problem became a problem. After burying a nine mile long tunnel, and removing the air supply and lighting, the challenge is now removing 54 plugs which would allow the system to work. The initial contractor would not complete the work, but instead, subcontracts out. Work under ground is dangerous, but under these conditions the level of danger is even higher. The amount of bravery the five men show in accepting this job assignment is commendable. Each know that this job is going to be a challenge. One of the biggest challenges is determining how to supply the team with enough oxygen to allow them an adequate amount of time to work. Harald Grob, a thirty-nine year old engineer from Canada, is poised for the challenge, and he devises a system to handle the workload. To say that the breathing system that Harald designs is doomed to fail would have been an understatement. In fact, one of the components is only supposed to be used in the packaging of cheeses. Need I say more?
What do You think about Trapped Under The Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, And A Disaster Ten Miles Into The Darkness (2014)?
I though this book was great. I am an engineer and this book resonated with me.
—bridgee
Great writing and the pace never drops off. Well done.
—karwc16
