Scuba Divers set another world record for ocean clean up.
Another World Record For Cleaning Ocean Floor Has Been Set By 633 Divers
Six hundred thirty-three scuba divers set another world record when they worked together to pick up trash from the ocean floor near the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier.
Michael Empric Guinness World Records adjudicator personally went to official headcount from New York City between 9 a.m and 11 a.m. Michael said that he stood there and clicked off everyone as they got in the water.
1,600 pounds of lead fishing weights were collected during the clean up.
Scuba divers had to remain in the water at least 15 minutes to be recognized. One of the divers was a 13-year-old girl Dahlia Bolin of Mackinaw, Illinois, together with her mother, Rebecca. She and her mother joined the cleanup and to set the record.
RJ Harper, a diver and an environmentalist who encouraged other divers to support the event reported that they collected 1,600 pounds of lead fishing weights alone.
The divers also gained friends.
He said all those times that the lines got caught, they never really think about it. He also added with the garbage that was recovered, the beauty of it is, with 633 divers, they were able to do extensive cleaning.
Because of the cleanup, Harper had 600 new friends. He also hopes that the event will inspire others to organized cleanup operations in the waters near their homes.
The divers are hoping to inspire other people to take care of the ocean.
Arlington Pavan, the owner of Dixie Divers and also the cleanup organizer, had reservations about breaking the record. Arlington said that it's a significant number, and it's hard to do it.
Anyone can visit the GuinnessWorldRecords.com website and open an application, but they should be ready to present evidence to justify that a particular record was indeed broken, and it may take months to be verified.
633 divers joined the operation.
According to Empiric, as the official eyes and ears of Guinness World Records on the ground, they can immediately tell whether the record has been broken or not, and today they did.
He declared the record 633 to a chorus of cheers followed by Pavan spraying the crowd with champagne.
What important is that everyone is out there cleaning up and trying to make the community better.
It's fantastic to see everybody celebrating and happy, according to Pavan. The previous record-holder was held by Ahmed Gabr, in the Red Sea in Egypt in 2015 and they took 24 hours to complete the clean up, but they just did it in two hours.
Empiric mentioned that it doesn’t matter what happens today with the Guinness World Records; what important is that everyone is out there cleaning up and trying to make the community better.
“We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted.”
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