California Wreck Divers
I was fortunate enough to catch a presentation at the Ocean Adventures Dive Club meeting last night by Bill Wilson of California Wreck Divers. He did a slide presentation on recovering materials from wrecks and presented several pieces he has brought back up with him. Now before anyone has a heart attack (we all know we’re not supposed to take) Ca. Wreck Divers makes the following points about what they do:
1. The ocean will destroy these wrecks anyway. Many have already fallen apart and the sea is taking it’s toll on both the wood and metal on these ships.
2. They offer whatever they bring up to the State of California and the state decides whether or not they can keep it. Most of the time the state doesn’t have the resources to restore the artifacts being brought back and so it is done by the private individuals who find it.
3. The Ca. Wreck Divers are eventually donating their finds to a museum they are working to build. They want to share what they’ve found and bring it out of the ocean now before the sea eats it away and it is gone forever.
So, like I said, a very nice presentation. Very informative and highly recommended (btw, if you call the Ca. Wreck Divers they will do a presentation at your club or school too).
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