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I can't understand how divers who enjoy the oceans so much can be so
irresponsible as to litter it with NON-biodegradable styrofoam coffee
cups and tennis balls. I have never seen this practice before, but I
would imagine that no effort is made to recover this floating debris.
One method that I have used is to designate the last diver(s) in the water
as the one who will pull the hook. This diver enters the water several
minutes after everyone else has gone down. When all the divers, except
for the last one, have returned to the boat a small 1 pound weight is
clipped around the anchor line and dropped to the bottom.
The last diver will not pull the hook unless this weight is at the end
of the anchor line. If there has been some problem on the surface and
the weight is not dropped, the last diver merely waits until he must
surface with an ample amount of air left without releasing the hook from
the wreck.
When the boat begins to drift, the anchor line is slowly pulled up until
it is clear of the wreck and ocean floor. It is then left in for the last
diver to do a decompression stop or safety hang on while divers on the boat
look for his bubbles to make sure he is on the line.
This method assures a clean release from the wreck and keeps the oceans
free of floating junk.
Tom Romalewski
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