As Rachel Silverstein stepped off the small boat into the Miami waters, the weight of the scuba tanks lifted. Nearby a dredge ship churned. Silverstein felt the deep vibrations in her chest, overwhelmed by what sounded like “a monster eating cars underwater.”
Visibility was limited. It was the most challenging dive she’d ever made. It was also a turning point, the first dive in a new career that would end up affecting not just Miami’s waters but everything from the American reef system to federal nuclear regulations.
