Interesting. Now just leave the stuff alone, since it’s not doing any harm down there at 3,000 feet. Most marine life is within 20 meters of the surface, or so I heard somewhere.
Viet Nam. One of my buddies said the same thing happened. Had to do with budget cuts if new stuff wasn’t needed. I remember milk price supports-mid 70’s. Ranchers threatened to to kill off a massive number of cattle. Gerald Ford pleaded for them not to. How did it look, the idea of destroying food when there were hungry folks out there? The conditions the bring that stuff about are out there. We won’t always hear about it. What about the equipment left behind in Afghanistan? Replaceable for a price? We need more whistleblowers. Put folks on the spot and make them think about doing the right thing, not always possible before it’s too late.