Shipwrecks
Hillary Mayell
- Farmington Hills, MI : Lucent Books, c2004.
- 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Man-made disasters .
Introduction -- Peril at sea -- Ship goes down -- Surviving a catastrophe -- How accidents happen -- Investigations at sea -- Preventing shipwrecks -- Notes -- Glossary -- For further reading -- Works consulted -- Index -- Picture credits -- About the author.
Describes the causes and outcomes of famous shipwrecks throughout history and discusses how shipwrecks are investigated and what is being done to prevent future disasters.