No Safe Harbor: The Tragedy of the Dive Ship Wave Dancer

Burnworth, Joe

ISBN 10: 157860219X / ISBN 13: 9781578602193

Published by Clerisy Press, Emmis Books, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Safe Harbor: The Tragedy of the Dive Ship Wave Dancer
• Publisher: Clerisy Press, Emmis Books
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157860219X
• ISBN 13: 9781578602193
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

On October 8, 2001, the 120-foot luxury live-aboard dive yachts Wave Dancer and Aggressor III, both carrying members of the Richmond Dive Club, were secured to a concrete dock in southern Belize when Hurricane Iris struck. The last boat to slip into the harbor for safety, the Wave Dancer, stuck out halfway into the channel, unable to find more room at the crowded dock. The category four hurricane, with winds of 140 mph and a storm surge of fourteen feet, ripped the Wave Dancer from its cleats, tossing it like a toy across the lagoon. When the storm subsided an hour later, 20 of the boat’s 28 occupants were dead. The investigation into the tragedy — the worst in the history of recreational diving — revealed that the boat’s owner and captain had ignored storm warnings and needlessly endangered the lives of their passengers and crew.

In a vivid indictment of maritime irresponsibility, author Joe Burnworth — a passenger on the Aggressor III — dramatically recounts the events leading up to the Wave Dancer's capsizing, the rescue and recovery attempts, and the devastating aftermath.

About the Author

Joe Burnworth is an accomplished SCUBA diver who has dived in thirteen countries. He is a U.S. Army and decorated Vietnam War Veteran. While in Vietnam he served as 1st Cavalry 5/7 Battalion correspondent to Cavalair publication, a contributor to Stars and Stripes. Upon his return from Vietnam, Burnworth graduated from Ball State University, where he majored in Business and Finance. He discovered the field of entrepreneurship, where he prospered and started several businesses, including developing several thousand apartments and condominiums across the United States. After retiring from his many business ventures, Burnworth elected to resume his writing career. NO SAFE HARBOR is his first book. He and his wife, Linda, live outside Indianapolis, Indiana.