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by Keith Jessop (Author), Neil Hanson (Author) "My lifelong pursuit of riches from the sea began in the least likely of places and I was the least likely of people to end..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 456 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (31 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0471441465
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471441465
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 14.4 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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"Entertaining as armchair adventure, and a useful primer for anyone seeking to find a fortune beneath the waves." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The True Story of $100 Million in Lost Russian Gold –and One Man’s Lifelong Quest to Recover It
Keith Jessop and Neil Hanson

"Outstanding, inspiring, and beautifully told. No true tale of the sea makes better reading."–Clive Cussler

Here is the true tale of a small–time salvage diver, the crushing depths of the sea, and the richest prize ever found–$100 million in pure gold. Follow salvage diver Keith Jessop as he battles nature, governments, traitors, salvage monopolies, and, of course, lawyers to claim the grand prize of wrecks–the HMS Edinburgh. Filled with ten tons of Russian gold, the ship had been sought by many, but never found. Through unyielding determination, extraordinary physical prowess, and keen intelligence, Keith Jessop risks all to reach his final destination, and keeps readers on the edge of their seats.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a funny and informative book., 17 Jul 2001
This review is from: Goldfinder: The Incredible Discovery of Untold Riches (Paperback)
As a diver, I had an immediate interest in the topic of this book and actually found it quite informative as to the ways of serious commercial diving. Keith manages to give a good humoured account of his life and indeed it made me laugh to myself on many occasions, there are some excellent anecdotes in here as well as a detailed and gripping retelling of the salvage of the Edinburgh gold. Some of the underwater potential incidents had me truly sweating with horror. Keith Jessop is a truly awesome fellow and I just hope he has managed to make his fortune with this book too.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A thumping good read!, 2 Sep 2000
This review is from: Goldfinder: The Incredible Discovery of Untold Riches (Paperback)
Yup, this book is a pretty good read.

I was in the dive biz for a long time (my wife tells me toooo long), and I bailed out of the offshore scene some 5 years ago. I've got a fair selection of books on Commercial/Offshore Diving and also Salvage Diving and I'm pleased to add Goldfinder to my collection.

I bought the original book on the Edinburgh salvage: "Stalin's Gold" which was an OK read, but after reading it, Mr Jessop didn't come over looking too good ..... and that is an understatement. The writer of that book (a Times' hack called Barry Penrose) clearly had a problem with Mr Jessop, and also some of the divers, and the Ship itself, and the rest of the ship's crew. Not forgetting the sinister Russians etc, etc... and it showed in what he wrote.

Anyone in the dive business at the time of the salvage couldn't help but pick up bits and pieces about this king of salvage ops. It was a really big deal. I knew just three of the dozen or so divers who were involved in the operation, and over 2-3 years following the salvage I got to hear what they had to say about it all. And it was quite a different setup to that written up in "Stalin's Gold".

Reading Keith Jessop's "Goldfinder" was a real pleasure, and sets the record straight on a number of points. Also Keith's earlier career makes for interesting, and occasionally very funny reading. His story-telling ability is a good as it comes when telling "sea-stories" about "the good-old-days" of the diving industry: when the North Sea diving business was very young and new, and every dive job was a bit "hit-and-miss", with work progressing in the usual "making it up as you go along" mode. For me, his stories about this particular time in the dive industry bring back some wonderful memories. Scary memories, but good memories...

And never forget what the guys on the Edinburgh salvage did: 850ft down in the Barents sea, diving from a very small, and by today's standards, very primitive Dive vessel, using oxy-arc cutting torches to burn their way into the Gold room that was full of unexploded ordnance ....

Hmmm, good stuff methinks. Just a touch hairy... just a touch.

The Edinburgh salvage was then, and remains now, the Ultimate deep-diving salvage attempt ever. And they succeeded. Heroes all...

Anyone interested in commercial diving, saturation diving, or salvage diving really should buy and read this book. It's a thumping good read written by a fellow who's done just about all you can do in the commercial diving arena.

It doesn't appear to be ghost-written either. So well done Keith.

Excellent book.

Dennis

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5.0 out of 5 stars inspirational, 22 Oct 2002
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an amazing book, Keith Jessops passion of diving and particuliarly wreck salvage, leave indelible memories.
the books balance is great, enough early details to establish his character, the book really picks up pace with the various wreck salvages leading up to the edinburgh, the background and research is well documented, as are the details of setting up expeditions for locating and then salvaging the wrecks.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, highly entertaining.
This book is a must for anyone with a love of adventure, the sea, or deep sea diving. It captures the hardships and the triumphs of a penniless Yorkshire boy who rose to achieve... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for anyone intersted in the sea or ships & salvage
Keith Jessop started diving in a rock pool in North Yorkshire, and ended up salvaging millions of pounds worth of gold bullion from HMS Edinburgh, sunk during WW2 with 5 tons of... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars An impressive blow by blow account of a salvage diver.
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