Wreck Diving Tales

About the Book

The number of ships that have met their ends off Nova Scotia's rugged coast is almost limitless. Their stories and histories are at once both interesting and tragic, and in some cases, mysterious. Collected here are the accounts of just a few of these events, footnotes in the long maritime history of the province.

The tragedies of the past have become the playgrounds of divers, who visit these underwater time-capsules, not for any monetary gain, but rather in the development of a deep appreciation of maritime history. It is the history of those who came before, braved unimaginable hardship, laid the foundations of Canada, and defended its freedom. There is something about touching a shipwreck that makes history much more real and powerful.

Wreck Diving Tales is a compelling read for divers, maritime history lovers, and armchair adventurers alike.

About the Author

Allan Henneberry is a commercial fisherman and diver living near Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has spent more than twenty-five years above and below the waters of the North Atlantic, working as a fisherman, tug-boat bosun, and commercial diver. Since 2001, he has also been engaged as a marine specialist in the film industry, employed on such productions as K-19: The Widowmaker, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, and the television series Survivor.

Allan began diving in 1992 and quickly discovered a passion for wreck diving and shipwreck research. Mixed-gas technology allowed him to explore little visited wrecks in depths greater than traditional air diving allowed.

Wreck Diving Tales is his first book.