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Alan writes:

> I don't know how it is in the US but here I wouldn't be so sure. I
> think it is one thing to remove a bell or a binacle but systematically
> removing every piece of brass on the ship leaves others with nothing
> to look at.

Just like Mother Nature intends - piles of hull plates and sand.

> How many port holes do people need to collect. Perhaps it is one thing
> to get one and keep it as a showpiece but after that what is the point?

Portholes are not monolithic.  Most are very unique and different.

>> This life (sea anemones, muscels) has a relatively short life span.
>> Are a few anemones worth saving over a porthole?  The wrecks are
>> covered with these things anyway.

> That's an incredibly naive view. Life must surely be worth infinitely
> more than a piece of brass - and I'm not even a conservationist.

Are you an animal rights extremist from PETA?  This is the same argument
they make when telling people to not swat flies.  Is every individual plant
and animal on the planet worth an infinite amount (and therefore must
be saved)?

Sorry you all, maybe a newsgroup on rec.scuba.philosophy should be started.
Let's get back to talking about technical diving.  I'm getting tired of
this debate.

Regards,

Christina

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