OceanMist333
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I'm sorry, but if I find something worth keeping out of the water, I'm going to do it. Rule of thumb is that if it will look good on display somewhere in my house its mine. Recently, I found a large pirate anchor in Rhode Island thats long been abandoned. The anchor is about the size of a toyota camry, which impedes my ability to lift it... but if I could don't think I wouldn't take it.
Fact in the matter is that I've heard some people over the years, poo-poo the idea of taking artifacts. I disagree within reason; unless it's human remains its fair game and steps must be taken to preserve it. If you're simply going to take a piece of iron out of the water that's been sitting there for hundreds of years and throw it on a shelf only to find a pile of dust there in a month, well than you're a moron and should rethink life.
That being said I've removed all kinds of artifacts from the water and have quite the collection.. cannonballs, **** memoribillia off of the U-boat off Block Island, bottles, pirate chain, etc.
Fact in the matter is that I've heard some people over the years, poo-poo the idea of taking artifacts. I disagree within reason; unless it's human remains its fair game and steps must be taken to preserve it. If you're simply going to take a piece of iron out of the water that's been sitting there for hundreds of years and throw it on a shelf only to find a pile of dust there in a month, well than you're a moron and should rethink life.
That being said I've removed all kinds of artifacts from the water and have quite the collection.. cannonballs, **** memoribillia off of the U-boat off Block Island, bottles, pirate chain, etc.