2019, yeah? and, er, we bring about 2,000kg in the first time. dredging up tonnes of rubbish, ranging from shopping trolleys to car tyres, is a mammoth and potentially dangerous task. so, the men are given bespoke training. they dive using specialist equipment in order to operate safely. and, early on sunday morning, long before tourists arrive, i m joining the guys for the real deal. that s one hardcore scuba diving suit. there s not one bit of skin showing. now, i ve dived before i m not sure i d want to go into the canals of venice, as lovely as they are. i want to find out what
500km north east of rome, we head to venice. there have been gondoliers working on the canals for centuries here but now, there are only 400 of the famous venetians left. and so, those still working see themselves as custodians of the city. last year, carmen met some who swapped their boats for scuba gear to help clear up the city s canals. amazingly, from 13 of them, they ve so far removed 8,000kg of rubbish, three mopeds, two air conditioning units, one bicycle, 4,000 bottles, and an unbelievable 1,600 car tyres. what gave you the idea to start cleaning the canals? about three years ago, when i was working in the gondola, the water not too much deeper, and i see many tyres, many tyres, and the rest. right. we start in february
500km north east of rome, we head to venice. there have been gondoliers working on the canals for centuries here but now, there are only 400 of the famous venetians left. and so, those still working see themselves as custodians of the city. last year, carmen met some who swapped their boats for scuba gear to help clear up the city s canals. amazingly, from 13 of them, they ve so far removed 8,000kg of rubbish, three mopeds, two air conditioning units, one bicycle, 4,000 bottles, and an unbelievable 1,600 car tyres. what gave you the idea to start cleaning the canals? about three years ago, when i was working in the gondola, the water not too much deeper, and i see many tyres, many tyres, and the rest.
right. we start in february 2019, yeah? and, er, we bring about 2,000kg in the first time. dredging up tonnes of rubbish, ranging from shopping trolleys to car tyres, is a mammoth and potentially dangerous task. so, the men are given bespoke training. they dive using specialist equipment in order to operate safely. and, early on sunday morning, long before tourists arrive, i m joining the guys for the real deal. that s one hardcore scuba diving suit. there s not one bit of skin showing. now, i ve dived before i m not sure i d want to go into the canals of venice, as lovely as they are.
you think you re winning? 500km north east of rome, we head to venice. there have been gondoliers working on the canals for centuries here but now, there are only 400 of the famous venetians left. and so, those still working see themselves as custodians of the city. last year, carmen met some who swapped their boats for scuba gear to help clear up the city s canals. amazingly, from 13 of them, they ve so far removed 8,000kg of rubbish, three mopeds, two air conditioning units, one bicycle, 4,000 bottles, and an unbelievable 1,600 car tyres.