Wojciechowski of the Bermuda Sub Aqua Club leads a 40-strong team of divers who will be volunteering their time for an island-wide marine clean-up.

Recently, the preparations took a dive, to ascertain just how much underwater debris would have to be cleared. The divers were dismayed to find three abandoned bicycles in a small area just off the old Ducking Stool site on the North Shore.

"Bermuda offers divers one of the most beautiful natural dive spots anywhere in the world,'' he says. "It is a tragedy that our ocean is used as a dumping site by a segment of the community. It must be stopped. The only way to do this is through awareness of the long-term negative impact of marine pollution.'' This year, Citizen Watches has donated three state-of-the-art divers' watches to the Clean-Up programme as prizes for the volunteers. Mr. Stegmann has co-ordinated with Crisson's and Sovereign Jewellers who have made the actual donation on behalf of Citizen.

For information on the clean-up on Saturday, please contact Mr. Wojciechowski at 292-7212, Mr. Werner Stegmann at 292-4742, or Mr. Dwayne Williams at 295-5142.

UNDERWATER TRASH ATTACK -- Divers Mr. Greg Wojciechowski (left) and Mr. Werner Stegmann (centre) are watched by KBB Administrator Mr. Dwayne Williams, as they pull up one of three cycles found recently at an exploratory dive at the Ducking Stool on North Shore.