Build a Ship in a Bottle: The complete how to guide to mastering the ancient mariners art of ship in a bottle building.
Capt. Dan Berg is a P.A.D.I (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) Master Scuba Diver Trainer. He is a Specialty Instructor in Wreck Diving, Night Diving, Search and Recovery, Underwater Hunting, Deep Diving, Dry Suit Diving, U/W Metal Detecting, U/W Archeology, and has written his own nationally approved specialties in Shipwreck Research and U/W Cinematography. Capt. Berg owns and operates the 40' custom built Young Brothers charter boat Wreck Valley and is a member of the Eastern Dive Boat Association. Mr. Berg has authored over a dozen shipwreck and diving related books and was the host and producer of the award winning Dive Wreck Valley TV series. Capt. Dan received the prestigious BTS Diver of the Year Award in 1994. He also was a first year recipient of the SSI Platinum Pro 5000 Award. Mr. Berg holds 6 current US Patents for Diving Equipment design. Dan's photographs ,video and shipwreck articles have appeared on Fox 5 News, CNN, CBS, Skin Diver Magazine, plus many more.     Back in the early 1980's the author noticed a ship in a bottle on the shelf of one of his friends. When he inquired as to how it was made all he was told was that "it was not easy". The author went to the library read a couple model building books then sat down and built his first ship in a bottle. He makes no claims at being a master model maker. He is only someone that loves the ocean, maritime history and the art of crafting these miniature tall ships.