Kim Goldberg has dug up "mountains of research" showing that "for decades, nuclear submarines had been running aground, sinking, catching fire, getting tangled in fishnets or lost at sea, experiencing "minor" leaks and accidental spills of radioactive coolant and colliding with harbor tugs, fish boats and enemy subs all over the giobe." Submarine Dead Ahead is the story of ordinary people trying to prevent such calamities...
It's this blend of wit and wisdom, this bringing together of news items we read over the years and then forget, that makes this book a great addition to your reading.