"Clive Cussler found the H.L. Hunley in similar conditions"
Somebody call Dirk Pitt. He'll find it in a day or two and get the girl as well (There's always a girl)
From the sounds of the latest book Dirk and Al are retiring from field work. Dirk is replaing Sandecker as head of NUMA. Dirk and the lady Senator are getting married and Dirk's kids are taking over for dad. The kids(twin boy and girl) are from the lead lady in Pacific Vortex and showed up at the end of the pervious book all grown up and ready to go.