Venice gondoliers dive into murky canals for nocturnal clean-up
(Artdaily.org)

Venice`s gondoliers have been swapping boating hats for scuba helmets and diving into canals in a clean-up operation of the UNESCO city that has turned up everything from washing machines to bicycles. `It`s another world down there`, Lorenzo Brunello told AFPTV late Sunday as he prepared to plunge into the murky waters in the first nighttime trawl for garbage cluttering up the famous city`s waterways. It is the sixth time since February that gondoliers have stripped off their trademark stripey tops and donned wetsuits to bring to the surface unwanted belongings, from tires and television sets to vintage radios and telephones. Their efforts have been rewarded, with over 2.5 tonnes of rubbish collected so far. About six or seven gondoliers show up for each session. Sunday`s haul near the famous Rialto bridge brought up a kitchen