Chapters 1 - 3 Summary

Skeleton Coast by Clive Cussler is an adventure that combines treasure hunting, ecological fanaticism, kidnapping, terrorism and high tech rescues. Sloane Macintyre is an employee of DeBeer's, and on a mission to recover millions of dollars worth of diamonds from the Rove, a ship that sank off the Skeleton Coast in 1896. The diamonds were the property of the Herero king and stolen by H.A. Ryder and his friends. They journey across the Kalahari desert to rendezvous with the Rove and make their escape, but while waiting for them, the Rove is the victim of an outgoing tide. Stuck, they can only wait for high tide, but before they can leave, Herero warriors arrive to reclaim their king's property. While they battle, a storm rages outside and the results sink the ship with all aboard.

H.A. Ryder leads Tim and...