Trapped Under the Sea
One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles into the Darkness
by Neil Swidey · first published 2014
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Documents the disastrous 1990s mission during which two members of a five-man diving team were killed while completing construction on a ten-mile tunnel at the end of Boston's Deer Island waste treatment plant.
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I just finished Trapped Under the Sea by Neil Swidey Definitely feel confident in saying I enjoyed rather than loved the book.
on “Ask HN: What's one book you've recently read and enjoyed?” ↗…America's Forgotten Decade of Terror, Lew Irwin River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile, Candice Millard The Fleet That Had To Die, Richard Hough Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness, Neil Swidey
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2023 and recommend for 2024” ↗…to a massive processing plant and saw how it all works first hand. At the time I don’t know that I had an appreciation for why it was a part of the curriculum, but I’m glad it was. On a related note, “Trapped Under the Sea” is a fantastic book about a huge engineering project to manage wastewater in the Boston area that led to several tragic deaths. Great read and a great reminder of the sacrifices made to efficiently carry…
on “Should I Flush It? Most Often, the Answer Is No” ↗