Posted by Jim Hoffmann on July 31, 2001 at 11:46:53:
In Reply to: Why I recover artifacts from shipwrecks posted by Kevin on July 31, 2001 at 10:23:54:
Kevin, I agree with you on this (I like wreck diving and I like finding and taking
artifacts). I know that most of the wrecks we dive, will only be rusty flakes in the sand in
a few years. But I think that we need to show some self -restraint when it comes to
wrecks like the Yukon (I know it’s hard, I saw some bass wheels the last time I was there,
and I had some very bad thoughts). Taking artifacts off wrecks like the Yukon or a wreck
like the Winnie only gives all of diving a bad name. And with some of the stuff that is
coming down the pike here, diving may need all the good PR it can get.
Jim
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