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Eric,

> Its really a question of greed vs. altruism. Off hand, it appears to me
> like those who want to strip a wreck for personal souvenirs fall into
> the greed category. My philosophy has always been look but don't touch,
> but I'll admit that even that may be a little extreme. If a modern
> wreck is left alone it will eventually disappear and be lost to all.
> It seems to me that an appropiate position to take would be that anything
> taken from a wreck be donated to a museum so that everybody can enjoy it.

I agree!  And lets confiscate all the fine art from collectors and put
it all in a museum so that everyone can enjoy it!

> That way the person who got the artifact will be given credit for the
> find but won't be as likely to be driven by greed...

Or be driven at all...

> ...to take something that
> really belongs to us all.

...to save something that was abandoned, belongs to no one, and will
soon be lost forever.

Com'on, let's talk about technical diving.

Regards,

Christina

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