Posted by Greg Steffler on September 13, 19101 at 18:54:19:
In Reply to: Re: Wexford artifacts posted by Bob on September 07, 19101 at 08:45:22:
: : I just dove the Wexford and truley enjoyed it. The artifacts are very interesting and tell quite a story. I have been told that artifacts are already comming up missing. Is it true? Are sport divers stealing items or is this just talk. I have not spoken directly with any one who has dove the wreck mor than ons time.
: Sadly artifacts are being removed. The OPP have are currently investigating another incident. If anyone can help in their investigation contact Detective D. Adams at the Goderich OPP detachment. The key is not enforcement but education. Showing the What Will Happen to the Baby Jane and encouraging divers to take the NAS course{Nautical Archaelogical Society} will help.
: Life of a Wexford artifact 1) 87 years on the bottom of Lake Huron 2) Diver steals artifact 3) artifact displayed in divers rec room for about 2 years 4) diver gets embarrassed/ chastised by fellow divers 5) divers throws artifact into land fill garbage site.
: Did you support Bill 13???
: Dove on sat morn about 4 weeks ago, 2 mugs on a bench plank, as we left a dive boat from a London Shop arrived. Dove the next day 1 mug gone. Pitcher surveyed last year by prop gone.
: Very sad. we are not releasing the location of the other wrecks we have located this year. Acts of feew have spoiled the enjoyment of the masses.
Bob Don't get bummed out by the actions of a few individuals who must prove to the rest of the world what great divers they are by filling their basements with stolen artifacts.
Your efforts on the Wexford project are a model for other dive clubs and organizations to follow. From locating the site to the placement of a proper mooring. From the N.A.S. training of any interested diver to the ongoing documentation of the wreck.
Keep up your efforts and good luck with any future project you should undertake.