Diving in the Italian Seas, Mediterranean Sea and Oceans

Who among us has never dreamed of being a pirate, or a treasure hunter in search of shipwrecks resting on the ocean floor?

Diving in search of sunken ships brings us back to childhood, eyes filled with wonder before a completely alien world — its colours, its light, its laws. But it also means undertaking a journey, often strewn with obstacles, through History with a capital H. It means descending into the depths of the human soul, into the hearts of those who lived, fought, and in many cases died for an ideal, for their ship, for their crewmates.

This book gathers five magnificent ocean dives and twenty-six explorations in Italian waters, in the Mediterranean, and across the seas of the world — a journey into the silence of the deep to reveal the adventurous stories of men and ships. These dives are told through the eyes of a historian, in the voice of a storyteller, and the diver’s sense of awe at the splendour unfolding beneath the sea’s surface. Some are suitable even for beginners, others are more demanding, but all are accompanied by meticulous historical research on each wreck — research that often proves as captivating as an adventure novel. And with the passing of time, even the most tragic shipwreck becomes a source of new life: every tangle of rusting steel turns into an oasis in the sea, a home, a shelter, and a source of food for countless fish and marine creatures.