A rare mineral called byzanium is known to release great quantities of energy but is difficult to find.

The problem is finding a power source that can meet the needs of the program, now called The Sicilian Project. Gene Seagram has made significant advancements in missile defense technology using sound waves.

Captain Ivan Parotkin: Captain of the Soviet oceanographic research vessel Mikhail Kurkov, sent to sabotage the Titanic raising expedition.

Admiral James Sandecker: Director of NUMA, Sandecker is the exasperated but always supportive leader who never gives up on his team.

Commander Rudi Gunn: Deputy Director of NUMA and Commander of the Lorelei Current Drift Expedition.

Al Giordino: Stocky, brave and loyal, Girodino is Pitt’s best friend and the Assistant Special Projects Director NUMA.

Dirk Pitt: The main protagonist, Pitt is a tall dark and handsome hero and the Special Projects Director for the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA).

His fascination with the sea and the lost treasures below have helped establish him as a leading writer of fiction, with dozens of published works and two major motion pictures based on his stories. Best known for the Dirk Pitt adventure series, Cussler has been writing since 1965.

'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Author: Clive Cussler. Clive divides his time between the mountains of Colorado and the deserts of Arizona. Clive is the founder of the National Underwater & Marine Agency, (NUMA) a non-profit organisation that dedicates itself to American maritime and naval history, and a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London. He began writing in 1965 and published his first novel featuring Dirk Pitt (R) in 1973.

At that time, he wrote and produced radio and television commercials that won numerous international awards one at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Upon his discharge, he became a copywriter and later creative director for two leading ad agencies.

He later attended Pasadena City College for two years, but then enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean War where he served as an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer in the Military Air Transport Service. Clive Cussler grew up in Alhambra, California.

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