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In a message dated 97-01-23 01:29:22 EST, you write: << Right on. > > It's kind of interesting to listen to people talking about all the implements > of destruction they haul along with them on wreck dives when I come from the > climate of wreck preservation which is prevalent here on the Great Lakes. > The state of Michigan prohibits taking anything off a shipwreck within its > waters; some of the other states are following its lead with similar laws. > I've heard all the arguments in favor of salvage of artifacts by sport > divers, but, in spite of my own desire to have my own brass porthole, I have > to agree with the preservation ethic. Over the last few years I have dove on > far-from-virgin wrecks with the masts still standing, deadeyes still on the > chainplates, anchors still hung on the catheads, belaying pins still in place > in the rails, and nameboards still in place on the bow. I know I'm not the > first diver to see these sights, nor will I be the last. Recovered artifacts > look nice all cleaned up and displayed in a museum, but they're a lot more > interesting on the bottom where they belong. > > Dan I hear ya Dan! Wreck rapin' ain't too appealin' to me either. The tools of the trade should be a camera. ===================================== Mike Wallace Huntsville,Alabama mwallace@ro*.co* [\] Just another shitty day in paradise! 34 deg 42' N 86 deg 35' W ===================================== >> This makes three of us. Anybody else for leaving the artifacts for others to enjoy? Bob Deel +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Please send messages for the WreckDiver list to: wreckdiver@wreckdiver.com Send subscription and help requests to: wreckdiver-request@wreckdiver.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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