Clive Cussler; Craig Dirgo (24 page)

The
Mary Celeste,
the ghost ship whose crew vanished (
Cumberland County Museum and Archives
)

Rochelais Reef, now known as Conch Island. The remains of the
Maf_v Celeste
lie just off the white boat in the center. (
ECO-NOVA Productions
)

The ECO-NOVA and NUMA team in Haiti after finding the
Mary Celeste.
Left to right: Robert Guertin. John Davis, Lawrence Taylor, Jean Claude Dicquemare. Allan Gardner, Clive Cussler, Mike Fletchec (
ECO-NOVA Productions)

The
General Slocum
turning into the East River just before the fire
(Artist: Richard DeRosset)

The burned hulk of the
General Slocum
after the tragedy
(Mariners Museum
)

Magnetic signature of the
General Slocum (Ralph Wilbanks)

The steamer
Waratah,
which vanished without a trace (
Artist: Richard DeRosset
)

The cargo ship
Nailsea Meadow,
sunk by a German U-boat off the east coast of South Africa
(Emlyn Brown)

Carpathia
on her heroic dash through the icebergs to rescue
Titanic
survivors
(Artist: Richard DeRosset)

Carpathia
picking up
Titanic
survivors, with
California
in the background
(Artist: Richard DeRosset)

Sonar reading of the wreck of the
Carpathia (ECO-NOVA Productions)

Charles Nungesser and François Coli before their attempt to fly from Paris to New York
(Archires of William L. Nungesser)

L’Oiseau Blanc
(The White Bird) just before takeoff from Paris, May 1927
(Archives of William L. Nungesser)