Posted by David Trotter on March 16, 19100 at 22:06:25:
In Reply to: Re: Bill 13 and wreck preservation posted by Scott Napierkowski on March 13, 19100 at 11:14:40:
To: Scott Napierkowski
Erie, PA
I always find it fascinating when others "take pot shots" at those who accomplish something for which they paid a tremendous price (financially, emotionally and in years of effort).
There are those that make it happen while others wonder what happened. Which category fits you?
Mr. Kozak was well within his rights to search and discover, and attempt to recover the contents of the upside down ship, the Dean Richmond.
Although I care about the Great Lakes shipwrecks, and their integrity for divers to enjoy, these are not particulary historically significant (with just a couple of exceptions). The real value in the shipwrecks is our unique opportunity to "swim back into history", and to able to provide that opportunity for future divers.
Times change, and what was the "norm" 15-20 years ago is not desirable today, so we evolve. It is very INAPPROPRIATE for today's "standards" to be applied to a different era.
On the subject of Canadian Bill 13, those rascals that are trying to control diving in Ontario are NOT be well received by the Canadian divers. It is our responsibility to assist our Canadian counterparts to protect the right of diver access. There is only one set of "Great Lakes", and one set of "Great Lakes" divers.