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British second world war ships in Java Sea destroyed by illegal scavenging
Source: BBC
British second world war ships in Java Sea destroyed by illegal scavenging
Exclusive: 3D mapping report of sea off Indonesia, seen by
the Guardian, shows large holes in the seabed where ships
used to be
Oliver Holmes South-east Asia correspondent and Luke Harding
Wednesday 16 November 2016 14.41 GMT
Three British ships and a US submarine that sank during the second world war have been destroyed by illegal scrap metal scavengers, the Guardian can reveal.
The commercial salvaging of war wrecks has caused significant upset among veterans, historians and governments who want to preserve the final resting place of sailors who went down with their ships.
A preliminary report from an expedition to document sunken ships, seen by the Guardian, shows that the wrecks of HMS Exeter, a 175m heavy cruiser, and destroyer HMS Encounter have been almost totally removed.
Using equipment that creates a 3D map of the sea floor, the report showed that where the wreck “was once located there is a large ‘hole’ in the seabed”.
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Exclusive: 3D mapping report of sea off Indonesia, seen by
the Guardian, shows large holes in the seabed where ships
used to be
Oliver Holmes South-east Asia correspondent and Luke Harding
Wednesday 16 November 2016 14.41 GMT
Three British ships and a US submarine that sank during the second world war have been destroyed by illegal scrap metal scavengers, the Guardian can reveal.
The commercial salvaging of war wrecks has caused significant upset among veterans, historians and governments who want to preserve the final resting place of sailors who went down with their ships.
A preliminary report from an expedition to document sunken ships, seen by the Guardian, shows that the wrecks of HMS Exeter, a 175m heavy cruiser, and destroyer HMS Encounter have been almost totally removed.
Using equipment that creates a 3D map of the sea floor, the report showed that where the wreck “was once located there is a large ‘hole’ in the seabed”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/16/british-second-world-war-ships-illegal-scavenging-java-sea