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I'm very happy to see tech divers discussing the consequences of our activities. The recent discussions are certainly worth consideration since we are the folks who are making these dives. Looking at the results of what you do is a sign of some sensitivity and maturity.Something that, in my experience, most right-wing types reject. Witness the destruction and gross exploitation of any environment that "I want mine... screw the rest of you..." types have wrought on this planet. Surely the preservationists will be remembered and honored long after the "rape loot and plunder" types have departed. I hope some members of the wreck diving community never become cave divers: "ooh look! Cool!" SMASH, WHACK, GRAB! Please, not in my lifetime. When it becomes necessary to ID a wreck by retrieveing a part, that is a valid move. But beyond that nothing much is accomplished. It takes much more skill and many more brain cells to use a camera properly than it does to use a crow bar. Perhaps that's too much to ask from some people. Maybe the crow bar serves a penis extender (or substitute, for those who didn't get one), and anyway the exertion, combined with the obsession to come back with a trophy to prove" I was there, really", is more likely to get you bent than simply taking pictures (which by the way can be spread around and shared much more than a large chunk of metal.) About museums: not all institutions have the resources to conserve artifacts. This is an expensive , time-consuming process. Also some items do not fit with the guiding principal of a particular museum. Museums don't just collect anything and everything, and cannot show everything in a collection at once. What is shown needs interpretaion, which includes research, conservation of the item (for posterity, remember?), and space to create an exhibit which tells the visitor something. All of this costs time and money. Maybe one expects all government institutions to do this for us. You willing to payMORE TAXES to cover the cost? Any idea how much it would cost to raise, conserve, and display the monitor? Any idea why NOAA tried so hard to keep crowbar types off the sight? So those who have the consideration to just take pictures would have something to see, and share with the rest of us. When a diver retrieves an artifact that has historical/informational value, it is not too difficult to find an institution that would be interested. The American Association of Museums in Wash. DC can provide you with a list of appropriate museums, such as submarine museums, and maritime museums. AAM: ph:202-289-1818, fax: 202-289-6578. To get information about preserving metal and wood ( so such things don't just deteriorate while resting on top of your commode, you can ask for a list of conservation labs who handle such things. The Museum of Florida History has one of the best labs in the world, handling very large, old cannon, firearms, ceramics, wood, etc. They are paid by the taxpayer , you and me, to make sure there is something left for the rest of us to learn from.ph: 904-487-2299. It takes just a little time to have some consideration for others. If this message was too boring, or used too many braincells to think about then by all means, please keep your head firmly inserted in your rectum. That will keep the damage you do to a minimum. -- Christopher A. Brown Sci-Graphica Public Relations/DOCENT FILMS Tallahassee FL 32311 chbrown@fr*.fs*.ed* p904-877-4385,f904-656-1355 The winner is not the guy who dies with the most toys -- it's his widow's boyfriend.
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