关于Rouse父子之死，在Shadow Divers和The Last Dive中的叙述有出入。
Shadow Divers里说，尽管Chatterton 一再表示父亲已死，不要浪费时间放篮子下来接尸身，应该赶紧救儿子。coast guard却坚持要带走父子二人。
The Last Dive里说，coast guard认为父亲已死，不值得冒险放篮子下来。Chatterton却一再要求他必须把父亲带走。
两者刚好相反。据说在另一本专门针对Shadow Divers的书， Gary Gentile（也是有名的wreck diver）自行印发的Shadow Divers Exposed里，提到当天在甲板上有录像，而录像中Chatterton与coast guard完全没有任何对话。
到底哪个版本才是真实的？
在网上搜索，各大论坛包括TDS, CDF, Yorkshire等都有相关帖子，很多引用了Chatterton本人在某论坛的回答：
I've also read the last dive and have been very interested in the differences. I found this quote from John Chatterton that may be of interest to people: (dated July 17, 2004)
I worked with Rob Kurson extensively on Shadow Divers, and Bernie Chowdhury interviewed me for Last Dive.
The Shadow Divers account is correct according to the best of my recollections. I consider Bernie a friend (I just spoke with him two days ago), and I think Last Dive is a great book, but he is incorrect in describing my dialog with the USCG.
The USCG could not leave Chris Sr behind according to their own procedures. A doctor needed to pronounce him dead, and until that happened, they could not leave him behind in order to give Crissy a better chance.
This is regardless of my views, or what would have been Chris Sr's wishes for his son.
Both books paint a clear picture of how sad this tragedy was.
Regards
John Chatterton引自 The Heavy Toll
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