Hoisting Leviathans: The Brutal Physics of Heavy Maritime Salvage

When a 100,000-ton cruise ship capsizes off a rocky coast, or a massive steel suspension bridge collapses into a major shipping channel, you cannot simply call a tow truck. Disasters of this magnitude trigger the deployment of the most specialized, awe-inspiring machines on Earth: the Heavy-Lift Salvage Fleet. This book explores the brutal, multi-billion-dollar physics of maritime shipwreck remo...