Cleaning up the Umbria Wreck in Sudan
Save the ocean, we only have one
Garbage has been discarded into the oceans for as long as humans have sailed the seven seas or lived on seashores or near waterways flowing into the sea. Since the 1940s, plastic use has increased dramatically, resulting in a huge quantity of nearly indestructible, lightweight material floating in the oceans and eventually deposited on beaches worldwide. While most people do not realize what the ocean look beneath the surface, divers have a more detailed knowledge of the pollution of our oceans.
During our scuba diving holidays, we want to raise awareness of this problem. This CITO is meant for scuba divers and other people who want to do something actively in favor of mother nature.
Event details
Date: 10. March 2019
Meeting: We will meet right above the wreck
Start: We enter the water at 2 pm and start collecting waste on the wreck
End: The event will end latest at 4 pm
Extra: As an extra, you will receive a Geocaching Souvenir for attending this CITO!
Equipment: Please bring your own scuba diving equipment.
Certification: For scuba diving activities, an Open Water Diver certification is needed at least. Please bring your scuba diving certification with you. Excellent buoyancy control skills are mandatory!
Wreck information: Please find general information about the wreck at https://www.fordivers.com/en/donde-bucear/el-umbria-mar-rojo
Note: Skin and scuba diving have inherent risks which may result in serious injury or death. Diving with compressed air involves certain inherent risks; decompression sickness, embolism or other hyperbaric injury can occur that require treatment in a recompression chamber. Be advised that you dive at your own risk. The dive center, owner or geocaching are not responsible for your actions. No cache/event is worth risking your life!