Chris and Chrissy Rouse, an experienced father-and-son scuba diving team, hoped to achieve widespread recognition for their outstanding but controversial diving skills. Obsessed and ambitious, they sought to solve the secrets of a mysterious, undocumented World War II German U-boat that lay under 230 feet of water, only a half-day's mission from New York Harbor. In doing so, they paid the ultimate price in their quest for fame. Bernie Chowdhury, himself an expert diver and a close friend of the Rouses', explores the thrill-seeking world of deep-sea diving, including its legendary figures, most celebrated triumphs, and gruesome tragedies. By examining the diver's psychology through the complex father-and-son dynamic, Chowdhury illuminates the extreme sport diver's push toward預nd sometimes beyond葉he limits of human endurance.    More...

Immersed - Cave Rescue Controversy - Fall 1997.  Read (PDF)

By Bernie Chowdhury.

Southeast-Diving-News---August-2011.  Read (PDF)

By Dan Wright.

Immersed---Return-to-Iceland---Spring-1998.  Read (PDF)

By Bernie Chowdhury.

National-Geographic-Adventure-LAST DIVE-Oct-2000  Read (PDF)

By Bernie Chowdhury.