Murder By Shark: The Birkenhead Disaster
Three tons of gold went missing the night 436 people died when the HMS Birkenhead unexpectedly slammed into a reef off the coast of the Western Cape of Africa, many of them being eaten by blood-thirsty sharks. What caused the ship to crash into the only rock in a well-known passage? Who knew about the gold hidden in the ship's hull? And why were hundreds of sharks following the ship in pursuit of their next meal? With the help of naval historians, shark scientists, and real treasure hunters, Murder By Shark sheds new light on a deadly conspiracy, the hard-wired thinking of sharks, and the search for three tons of missing gold.
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