Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness
Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014
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Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014432
Book • Nonfiction
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts • 1990s
2014
Adult
18+ years
Super Short Summary
Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness by Neil Swidey explores the perilous mission faced by a group of workers tasked with completing the Deer Island sewage tunnel project. The book examines the challenges and critical safety oversights that led to a tragic incident deep underground.
Dark
Suspenseful
Unnerving
Challenging
Reviews & Readership
3,118 ratings
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Review Roundup
Neil Swidey's Trapped Under the Sea captivates with its intense narrative of ambition and tragedy, detailing an engineering project gone awry. Praised for engaging storytelling and deep research, it highlights human fallibility in high-stakes environments. Some critiques mention excessive technical detail, yet it remains a gripping cautionary tale of risk and responsibility.
Who Should Read Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness?
A reader intrigued by engineering feats, human resilience, and investigative journalism will enjoy Trapped Under the Sea. Fans of The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger or Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer will find this book gripping for its detailed storytelling and in-depth exploration of a disaster.
3,118 ratings
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Book • Nonfiction
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts • 1990s
2014
Adult
18+ years
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