Although we tend to think/hope otherwise, there remains a good number of divers for whom "plundering" wrecks is a given. Given the often-fragile state of many of the wooden wrecks in this lake, the consequences are catastrophic. One recent example involves a find that was neither wooden nor a boat, but a car. It was researched for years and
located in 2004 by our own Senter Cove Guy who, naturally, was very protective of the location and only gave it out selectively. But word travels fast in any community, and over time the car was plundered. The last eight years have brought more damage to the car than all those years on the bottom of Winnipesaukee since it sank in early 1937.
And, from what I'm told this year, The Lady of the Lake has taken a beating recently. Nothing's sacred.
Although I'm at risk of preaching to choir here, it's still good policy to 'take nothing but pictures.' Leave the underwater finds for future generations to enjoy. There's plenty of stuff down there, and certainly lots more to be found.
Safe diving!