Dove a harbor cleanup last month in Baltimore and the trash buildup was worse than I expected

I signed up for a harbor cleanup dive through a local group near Fells Point. We were supposed to be down there for 2 hours, but we pulled up so much junk it took almost 4. Shopping carts, tires, fishing line wrapped around everything. The worst part was the sediment stirred up from all the debris made visibility drop to maybe 2 feet. We had to feel around by touch for a lot of it. The organizers said they do this every 3 months and it never gets better. I get that harbors collect garbage, but this felt like nobody even tries. Has anyone else done cleanup dives in a busy port and seen it this bad?

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ray_miller4112d ago

Ha @bettyfox, at least the shopping carts were easier to find than the gold!

bettyfox12d ago

Wow, that sounds like a nightmare underwater treasure hunt where nobody wins. I guess "finders keepers" takes on a whole new meaning when you're pulling up shopping carts instead of sunken gold. At least you didn't have to worry about running out of stuff to grab, right?

lilykelly12d ago

Oh wow, the organizers probably meant it stays bad because more trash washes in between cleanups, not that nobody cares.