Interview with 'Shadow Diver' John Chatterton Now Available Online

[Michael Bear]

Photo by Howard Ehrenberg

John Chatterton’s name first came into the public consciousness as one of the main subjects of Robert Kurson’s bestselling book Shadow Divers. Kurson’s book, although non-fiction, reads like a novel: Chatterton and his diving buddies discover an unknown World War II German submarine (later identified as U-869) off the coast of New Jersey, kicking off a seven-year quest to identify the wreck. The team’s research takes them far beyond the library, where they pore over old Nazi U-Boat records, looking for information about a submarine that­—according to official records—should not exist. Their search for the truth is marked by technical deep dives, unfathomable risks, and several deaths.

Read more here at California Diver Magazine:http://californiadiver.com/john-chattertonshadow-diver/