Deep, Dark, and Dangerous picks up where the author's 1989 book Andrea Doria: Dive to an Era ends. This volume covers another 15 years of personal exploration of the Andrea Doria, from 1989 to 2004. In these action-packed pages, the reader will vicariously explore the deep compartments and dark passageways where danger abounds, anxiety is commonplace, fear is palpable, and death is literally a breath away. In addition to the historic recovery of great works of art, the author recounts, in exacting detail, the slow but inevitable collapse of the hull and examines the flood of fatalities that occurred in recent years. For those who cannot or will not dive on the Andrea Doria, reading Deep, Dark, and Dangerous is the next best thing to being there. The author also recounts the highlights of his own expeditions - now numbering more than 50 - to the famous wreck. Over the years, he has photographed and recovered china, glassware, unique pieces of jewelry from two of the ship's gift shops, and works of art that once decorated the walls. The latter are ceramic panels that were specially commissioned for the Andrea Doria and were created by the famous Italian artist, Romano Rui. These panels represent the best in Italian Renaissance art. The Andrea Doria is a ship that did not die upon sinking, but instead, found new meaning. She is a time tunnel to an era of transportation now extinct, a remnant of bygone years of transatlantic