David Dobbin experienced life both on and beneath the waves. At a time when most Newfoundlanders made a living as sailors and fishermen, Dobbin gambled everything and became a salvage diver. The gamble paid off. This courageous pioneer in the emerging field of underwater treasure hunting collected gold, silver, money, and jewellery from more than 50 shipwrecks over 14 exciting years. He even encountered a few ethereal bodies. Dobbin the Diver's skill and renown was heralded throughout the Atlantic Coast of Canada and landed him a place in the Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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- 627/.72/092
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Table of Contents
- Contents 11
- PART 1 14
- 1 The Interview: Meeting the Man known as Dobbin the Diver 16
- 2 Dobbin's Life as a Fisherman, Before Diving 21
- 3 Early Salvage Work 35
- 4 Smith-McKay Proposal: Career Change 42
- 5 The Diving Dress 47
- 6 Dobbin's First Recorded Dive, Newfoundland's First Diving Fatality 53
- 7 Salvage Diving for a Living 59
- 8 Even Divers Get Married 66
- 9 Tragedy on the Sea 76
- 10 Bodies Recovered by Diving from the Drake for Burial 87
- 11 Salvage Diving Business in Great Demand 93
- 12 Diving On His Own 99
- 13 Dobbin the Diver Solves Mass Murder Case of the S.S. Commerskie 105
- 14 Treasure Hunting in the Goulds 111
- PART 2 118
- 15 Salvage Work on the St. Lawrence and in Quebec 119
- 16 The Last of Dobbin's Diving Days 127
- 17 Life After Diving 132
- PART 3 142
- 18 Death of David Dobbin, but not of the Legend Dobbin the Diver 143
- Appendix I: Ships Salvaged by Dobbin 148
- Appendix II: Condensed History of Diving 153
- Bibliography 155
- Acknowledgements 156
