GOWER, Wales, UK — A diver has spoken of his disgust at finding himself surrounded by a mass off floating excrement in the sea off Gower. Colin Jones said he also saw sanitary towels in the water last Sunday morning, by Worm's Head. Environment Agency Wales (EAW) confirmed it had received calls from the public about the mucky mess. But the EAW believes the "floaters" were animal rather than human waste. Mr Jones said he'd been happy to discuss what he saw with the agency. "We dived around Worm's Head at noon, on the Rhossili Bay side, and there was excrement in the water," he said. "There were hundreds of pieces, and sanitary towels on the surface. "Seven of us dived, but two people didn't fancy getting in the water." The 59-year-old, of Llangennech, said Worm's Head was normally a prime diving area, yielding glimpses of wonderful marine life like Dahlia anemones, lobsters, crabs and seals. "If this had have happened somewhere on land, like Clyne Gardens, there would have been uproar," added Mr Jones, who has been diving for 20-odd years, and is a member of the Loughor Sub Aqua Club. One theory was that a passing ship had flushed out its tanks, but Mr Jones said it was unlikely to comprise the solid waste the divers confronted bobbing around in the sea. Mr Jones added that water visibility had been very poor around Gower this summer compared to diving spots further west in Pembrokeshire. "It has been terrible this year," said Mr Jones. "It wasn't very good years ago, then it got better and more people started diving. But now it has taken a hell of a step back." The EAW said two of its staff happened to be canoeing at Worm's Head last Sunday, and had noticed the sewage- like slick. | 
