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own “islandy still glass” that I take
out in its own little carrier pouch
to try to fight this plastic plague
confronting our world.
A few nights ago I saw a
documentary called Plastic
in Paradise — shameful and
shocking. Several years ago there
was a big movement in the Key
West bar scene to shift to a
corn-based biodegradable drink
cup identified by a green stripe.
Apparently it raised the price of
drinks a few pennies and was soon
abandoned. Sad!
— Jim Hoefling, Key Largo, Fla.
PRETTY PICTURES, WISE WORDS
Alert Diver has risen to a level above
all the other magazines that were
ever published for this industry.
The outstanding photography by
a diverse group of professionals is
my primary interest, but the articles
by DAN® staff certainly have great
appeal to both the professional diver
as well as the novice. We educate
our students about all the benefits
of being a DAN member. As we say,
“Don’t go diving without it!” Just
keep this fantastic magazine coming
with the quality and information we
have grown to enjoy.
— Chaz Kafer, via Facebook
REMEMBERING THE DORIA
I so enjoyed your article on the
Andrea Doria. I sailed on it the
trip before it sank, and my family
knew a family on the voyage when
it sank; all were well. I was five
at the time of my sailing, so I do
not remember it, but I have two
memorabilia from the ship. My
parents bought me an Andrea
Doria doll in a sailor suit, and my
father won the skeet-shooting
contest, garnering a trophy.
— Michele Cribley, via email
As always, I enjoyed the latest
issue of Alert Diver. I wanted to
mention a couple of things related
to Michael Menduno’s article,
“Remembering the Andrea Doria.”
First, there were casualties when
the ship sank; 46 people lost their
lives, including San Francisco
publishing magnate Ferdinand
Thieriot and his wife, Frances.
Next, one of the photos in the
article was taken in the early 1970s
during Chris DeLucchi and Don
Rodocker’s weeklong saturation
dive on the wreck with dive
industry icons Jack McKenney
of Skin Diver magazine and Bob
Hollis of Oceanic. The chamber
that they dubbed “Mother” was
purchased after their expedition
by Dacor Corporation and used
at its Chicago location for testing
regulators and other equipment
for more than 25 years. AD
— Ron Pavelka, via email
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