30 YEARS OF PUBLISHING
30 years of publishing
In 1985 I wrote my first underwater dive guide. A humble look at diving along the North East Coast. Thanks to some unexpected publicity from the BBC, it was to kick off a career beyond my wildest dreams.
2016 see the 30th anniversary of that first publication, and to celebrate, I am producing no less than 20 shipwreck guides in E-BOOK PDF format, and making them available to all divers absolutely free.
The pilot Title “The Tile Wreck, her True Story” was downloaded in 35 countries in the first month of publicaton.We have a world wide audience and readership-despite the fact they are only published in English
This has been made possible due to the outstanding support of our Sponsors; AP DIVING, APEX MARINE, SEA & SEA, CAMERA’S UNDERWATER, OTTER DRYSUITS, MYFLEX HOSES and the EGYPTIAN STATE TOURIST AUTHORITY.
Ten of the titles spotlight the Egyptian Red Sea, 4 detailing the areas of Suez, Safaga, Tiran and the South, while the Tile wreck, The Russian Wreck, Rosalie Moller and Thistlegorm each get their own volume. “They Never Came Back” features ships built on the Tyne, which have found their final resting place in Egypt, and “Egypt’s Top 20 Wrecks” showcases the very best of Egyptian Shipwrecks.
Ten other titles cover various collections of shipwrecks worldwide; Truk Lagoon, Palau, Pacific, Malta, the Maldives, Leros, Bushuanga and shortly Subic Bay.
JUST ADDED ; THE RED SEA WRECK BIBLE “DIVE EGTPTS SHIPWRECKS” IN 5 VOLUMES FREE TO DOWN LOAD AND READ FROM
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TRUK
The ultimate wreck location-.It has taken 14 trips to gather all the info for this guide- an easy to read account of these awesome wrecks 136 pages of mind blowing engine rooms cargo’s and awesome shipwrecks
THEY NEVER CAME BACK
9 vessels built on the TYNE all were to meet their end in the Egyptian Red Sea, two remain unfound to this day.
75 YEARS UNDERWATER
The complete story of the S.S. THISTLEGORM, arguably the worlds most dived wreck if not most popular. Despite a plethora of other publications, this book reveals previously unknown facts about the ship, her crew and her cargo-soon to be released as a limited hardback edition
DIVE PALAU
One of the most diverse and spectacular locations in the Pacific- hiding a selection of great wrecks-and some great animal encounters
SHIPWRECKS OF CORON BAY
Sometimes known as Coron Bay -y task was to sort out all the mis identification of these wrecks, often called the poor mans TRUK- Still a collection of great wrecks .At least 3 world class wrecks are featured-IJN IRAKO, IJN ATIKSUSUMI, OKIKAWA MARU
EGYPTS TOP20
The cream of Egypts shipwrecks voted for by our panel of experts who have dived all the wrecks available.THE NUMBER 1 MIGHT COME AS A SUPRISE
THE ROSLIE MOLLER
Arguably the best wreck in the Red Sea a detailed account built up since we found her back in 1997
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THE TILE WRECK HE TRUE STORY (SILENCING THE BANTINITES)
This is the “pilot” which kicked the whole project off- and was intended as a one off, it’s purpose to challenge all those who said “you’re wrong”-wrong because of who I am not because of fact .Only 46 pages but presents all the facts surrounding the identity and events of the sinking of the TILE WRECK-THE MV MARCUS, which sank on AB NU HAS pre 1980. The book, launched in 2007, threw down a gauntlet to the sceptics /protagonists, labelled Bantinites by our team members. To this day, despite its popularity, no one has disagreed with the books findings. A classic tale of marine insurance fraud
THE RUSSIAN WRECK
The subject of this book again flaunted with the disbelievers- they laughed when I revealed the discovery of Russian spy ship, off course I was wrong was’nt I. One novelist demanded the diving press expose me a s a fraud- so they came along- as we carried out a week long investigation. A trawler? a cargo ship? a fishing boat?- A glimpse of the James Bond cold war era. Read and believe
TRUK
The ultimate wreck location-.It has taken 14 trips to gather all the info for this guide- an easy to read account of these awesome wrecks 136 pages of mind blowing engine rooms cargo’s and awesome shipwrecks
THEY NEVER CAME BACK
9 vessels built on the TYNE all were to meet their end in the Egyptian Red Sea, two remain unfound to this day.
75 YEARS UNDERWATER
The complete story of the S.S. THISTLEGORM, arguably the worlds most dived wreck if not most popular. Despite a plethora of other publications, this book reveals previously unknown facts about the ship, her crew and her cargo-soon to be released as a limited hardback edition
DIVE PALAU
One of the most diverse and spectacular locations in the Pacific- hiding a selection of great wrecks-and some great animal encounters
SHIPWRECKS OF CORON BAY
Sometimes known as Coron Bay -y task was to sort out all the mis identification of these wrecks, often called the poor mans TRUK- Still a collection of great wrecks .At least 3 world class wrecks are featured-IJN IRAKO, IJN ATIKSUSUMI, OKIKAWA MARU
EGYPTS TOP20
The cream of Egypts shipwrecks voted for by our panel of experts who have dived all the wrecks available.THE NUMBER 1 MIGHT COME AS A SUPRISE
THE ROSALIE MOLLER
Arguably the best wreck in the Red Sea a detailed account built up since we found her back in 1997
The most exciting find since the Rosalie Moller “British Corvette sunk by British Cruiser”
SHIPWRECKS OF LEROS
AA report on this tiny Greek Island -the Malta of the Aegean
PACIFIC SHIPWRECKS
On going project as we travel though the Pacific
DIVE EGYPTS WRECKS
25 YEAR JOURNEY from the Sudan to Sollum-over 400 pages in 5 volumes covering ALL the wrecks in Egyptian waters-for the first time we spotlight the Med coast an area of untapped potential. Features over 200 wrecks!
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THE TILE WRECK HER TRUE STORY:
The controversy over her identity proved a success, and within the first moth it had been download in some 35 different countries. Its success lead to the following titles also being published:
THE ROSALIE MOLLER, AN IN DEPTH GUIDE:
THE WRECK OF THE DOMIAT: One of the RSWA’S most recent discoveries, a British Corvette sunk by a British cruiser
EGYPTS TO 20 SHIPWRECKS: a poll conducted through the RSWA members with a surprising winner!
SHIPWRECKS OF SOUTHERN EGYPT: Considering “there are no wrecks in the south” this is a comprehensive guide to at least 9 wrecks including British destroyer sunk by the Hammer One Squardon of the IAF
THE RUSSAIN WRECK: A trawler? A cargo ship? A fishing boat? a group of experts reveal the truth
THEY NEVER CAME BACK: 7 north east built ships; they left the Tyne never to return 6 located identified, and surveyed.one still missing.
SILENCING THE BANTINITES
THE TILE WRECK HE TRUE STORY
This is the “pilot” which kicked the whole project off- and was intended as a one off, it’s purpose to challenge all those who said “you’re wrong”-wrong because of who I am not because of fact .Only 46 pages but presents all the facts surrounding the identity and events of the sinking of the TILE WRECK-THE MV MARCUS, which sank on AB NU HAS pre 1980. The book, launched in 2007, threw down a gauntlet to the sceptics /protagonists, labelled Bantinites by our team members. To this day, despite its popularity, no one has disagreed with the books findings. A classic tale of marine insurance fraud
THE RUSSIAN WRECK
The subject of this book again flaunted with the disbelievers- they laughed when I revealed the discovery of Russian spy ship, off course I was wrong was’nt I. One novelist demanded the diving press expose me a s a fraud- so they came along- as we carried out a week long investigation. A trawler? a cargo ship? a fishing boat?- A glimpse of the James Bond cold war era. Read and believe
SHIPWRECKS OF TRUK LAGOON
DIVE PALAU
SHIPWRECKS OF THE MALDIVES
SHIPWRECKS OF THE PACIFIC
SHIPWRECKS OF MALTA(WIP)
SHIPWRECKS OF LEROS
The entire project has been funded by the generous support of the following;
AP VALVES, AMBIENT DIVING, MIFLEX HOSES. AQUALUNG & APEKS, SEA &SEA, CAMERAS UNDERWATER, OTTER DRYSUITS.
DOWN LOAD NOW FROM;
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2020 DROPBOX LINKS
1 DIVE EGYPTS SHIPWRECKS;STH
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvars9e7epb5her/2020%201%20SOUTH.pdf?dl=0
2 DIVE EGYPTS SHIPWRECKS SINAI
https://www.dropbox.com/s/71tdgv1nb8smd16/2020%202%20sinai.pdf?dl=0
3 DIVE EGYPTS WRECK SUEZ
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6t0ijqpij4e2pux/2020%203%20%20DIVE%20ES3%20.%20suez.pdf?dl=0
4 DIVE EGYPTS WRECKS MED 1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hkbuvf70gtforjn/2020%204%20DIVE%20%20med1%20.pdf?dl=0
5 DIVE EGYPTS WRECKS MED 2
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1t4r8yc84edfrib/2020%205%20med%202.pdf?dl=0
6 75 YEARS UNDERWATER-THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE THISTLEGORM
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h3pgsog42c486ep/2020%206%20%20%2075%20YEARSUW%20.pdf?dl=0
7 TRUK SHIPWRECKS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qhp4plpqxra5vsf/2020%207%20%20TRUK%20.pdf?dl=0
8 THEY NEVER CAME BACK
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x8564o557c5dorl/2020%2010%20THEY%20NEVER%20CAME%20BACK.pdf?dl=0
9THE TILE WRECK HER TRUE STORY- 75dp
https://www.dropbox.com/s/axbi742lib551fo/2020%208%20THE%20TILE%20WRECK.pdf?dl=0
10 DIVE PALAU
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4uiir0ahs5389l2/2020%2014%20%20PALAU%20.pdf?dl=0
11SHIPWRECKS OF D PEARL BAY
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z62cq9tbh5l1p10/2020%2012%20%20D%27PEARLBAY%20.pdf?dl=0
12EGYPTS TOP 20 SHIPWRECKS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ys3lh1wxlobdtt4/2020%2020%20top%2020.pdf?dl=0
13 ROSALIE MOLLER IN DEPTH GUIDE
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bowj4i32in19c8s/2020%2011%20rosalie%20moller%20.pdf?dl=0
14 THE RUSSIAN WRECK
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kp78u3gh6jnpj84/2020%2018%20RUSSIAn.pdf?dl=0
15 EL DOMIAT
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gb7t7t5qbcgmcb8/2020%2016%20DOMIAT%20.pdf?dl=0
16 SHIPWRECKS OF LEROS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qyb4rlnlt8iaay4/2020%2017%20leros.pdf?dl=0
17 PACIFIC SHIPWRECKS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1uzf5di18gpphqr/2020%2015%20PACIFIC.pdf?dl=0
18 MALDIVES
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0vpadhy82ysvmit/2020%2013%20The%20Maldives.pdf?dl=0
19 WRECKS OF SUBIC BAY
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g80h8c75pdz910w/2019%2022%20SUBIC.pdf?dl=0
20 MALTA SHIPWRECKS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xpzi6bzogx7az7t/2020%20%209%20%20MALTA%20.pdf?dl=0
21 WRECKS OF ABU NUHAS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q1jhyvqfiw5kqo0/2020%2021%20abu%20nhas.pdf?dl=0
BOOK FORMAT
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E book concept
The idea of the E-Book series came about after seeing so many incorrect publications quoting the wrong identity of the Tile Wreck at Abu Nuhas in the Egyptian Red Sea. Despite a plethora of undeniable facts presented by myself and members of the Red Sea Wreck Academy, self-proclaiming experts still, for reasons known only to them, continued to quote the Marcus as the Chrisoula K. It was archive photographs from Howard Rosenstein and the location of the ships bell, which added weight to Stephan Jablonski’s accounts of the sinkings’. This new material gave us enough to produce the first E-book in 2008.
Being free from restrictions it soon found its way around the world and was passed on from diver to diver. It had the desired effect. Now more and more reports carry the correct identity. Sadly some don’t!
It was also an opportunity to give something back to diving. Of course there was also controversy over the identity and purpose of the Russian Wreck at Zabagad, and this lead to the second title. “75 Years Underwater” is THE definitive guide to the worlds most dived wreck. “Suez Wrecks” highlights the achievements of our regular wreck hunting trips up into the Gulf and “ dive Egypt’s wrecks” in 5 volumes is the most comprehensive guide to these waters .Other area’s are also featured ;Subic Bay,Leros Truk Lagoon, Maldives Malta Coron and Palau.
12 years on, the project has proved its worth, despite being ignored by the diving press, and with its place on the issuu platform at KUBI/MIFLEX continues to provide true and accurate information on many of the worlds best wrecks.
So now we have a total of 23 titles available, and more on the way, yours to enjoy and pass on to anyone who may be interested. Don’t forget we run regular expeditions and safaris to all these featured wrecks.
Safe diving.
Peter Collings.