Saturday, April 8, 2006

Dive Friends/Yellow Submarine/Photo Tours/ NetTech kicked off the Earth Day activities with its Quarterly Clean-up Dive on April 8th, 2006 near the Fishermen’s Pier. The volunteers included divers Phyllis, Laurien, Tim, Frouke, Hans, John, Dick, Linda, Kevin, Vanessa, Licia, Maurizio, George, Sara, Robert, Aat, Pierre, Fenna, Philip, and nondivers Janny and Chili the boat captain. Around the pier the volunteers found a lot of unusual things: a Nikonos Lens, an axle, engine and battery from cars, lots of beer bottles and normal trash. Closer to the drop off there were fewer things to clean up.

The next quarterly underwater cleanup will be conducted on Saturday, Julyl 8, 2006--all are welcome, divers and non-divers alike. Meet at Yellow Submarine at 1:00 PM.

Report & photo by Wilna Groenenboom.

Photo: Volunteers Chili and John sort the trash. Tourists look on.