Neil Swidey: Trapped Under The Sea

The harrowing story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless, miles-long tunnel, hundreds of feet below the ocean, to do a nearly impossible job-with deadly results.
A quarter-century ago, Boston had the dirtiest harbor in America. The city had been dumping sewage into it for generations, coating the seafloor with a layer of "black mayonnaise." Fisheries collapsed, wildlife fled, and locals referred to floating tampon applicators as "beach whistles."
In the 1990s, work began on a state-of-the-art treatment plant and a 10-mile-long tunnel-its endpoint stretching farther from civilization than the earth's deepest ocean trench-to carry waste out of the harbor. With this impressive feat of engineering, Boston was poised to show the country how to rebound from environmental ruin. But when bad decisions and clashing corporations endangered the project, a team of commercial divers was sent on a perilous mission to rescue the stymied cleanup effort. Five divers went in; not all of them came out alive.
Suspenseful yet humane, Trapped Under the Sea reminds us that behind every bridge, tower, and tunnel-behind the infrastructure that makes modern life possible-lies unsung bravery and extraordinary sacrifice.

[@adamstalilonis8787]

Tremendous effort on the book, you really did right by the guys involved. A hearty congratulations and a thank you are in order. Well done.

[@mightyoak11111]

Just read his excellent book which you can buy off Amazon. Great historical account. RIP the brave divers who died during its construction.

[@philiprubin6274]

Thank you Mr Swidey. Your research presented a view that needed to see the light of day. So many projects become mired in beauracrecy and Red tape , unfortunately theses projects must be profit driven, there should be a equalizer of some sort in place. Appreciate the time and thoughtfulness for the actual people involved
Good luck in the future with your next project, I for one will always have a eye out for anything written by N Swidey

[@joshporter5205]

I'm sad I missed this, as I read and enjoyed this book.

[@thomasgarrett7115]

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