Tom, I have no problems with your hesitation. Maybe you've been a part of a similar project that went wrong?
If not, set aside your assurances that it will all fall to pieces and end in catastrophe until it's given a chance. It's not as if the group that spent weeks building, and soon weeks deploying all of these materials are just going to throw in the towel when something goes wrong. Everyone has a very personal attachment to the work they've done, and, for once, more than two dive-ops have worked together on something.
In addition, the originator of the project "Save Koh Tao" spends its time all year collecting funds for clean up projects, tree planting, and contacting dive-ops to make sure that mooring lines are used appropriately among other things. Maybe they've bit off more than they can chew, but how can one be so against giving it a try?
And... if it all does fall apart, "Save Koh Tao" does marine and beach cleanups monthly or more often. I guess that will keep them/us busy for awhile, but you can be assured that if it is a mess, we're not children. mommy isn't here to clean it up, so we will.
Here's to hoping that a little optimism spreads every now and again. There's enough doom and gloom going around already.
Took a bunch of pictures yesterday of the structures. I'll upload them later today or tomorrow.