"WWII-era sub wrecks desecrated" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 10 Jul 2019 6:33 a.m. PST |
According to Dutch media reports, a pair of submarines that sank off the coast of Malaysia in 1941 mysteriously vanished late last week, leaving behind only some broken scraps and ghostly outlines in the sand. The wrecked subs — Dutch vessels named HNLMS O 16 and HNLMS K XVII — also contained the remains of 79 crewmen, which are now missing… link |
mysteron  | 10 Jul 2019 6:46 a.m. PST |
That's terrible as its a sea grave. People will do anything these days for money. |
| King Monkey | 10 Jul 2019 7:04 a.m. PST |
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 Andrew Walters | 10 Jul 2019 8:19 a.m. PST |
Maybe they'll catch these awful people. |
 Choctaw | 10 Jul 2019 8:42 a.m. PST |
Scrappers are terrible people whether operating by sea or land. They are a pack of thieves. |
| VCarter | 10 Jul 2019 12:49 p.m. PST |
I expect that they are protected by the PRC's coast guard. |
| bsrlee | 10 Jul 2019 3:52 p.m. PST |
Submarine wrecks are particularly valuable – tons of lead in the batteries and mercury ballast in addition to copper and brass. Its likely 'local' crews doing the wrecking, not the Chinese same as in Indonesia, lots of small ports with little or no supervision. Crews move in, pay a few officials, grab and run. |
| Zephyr1 | 11 Jul 2019 9:05 p.m. PST |
"Maybe they'll catch these awful people." With a submarine lying in wait. And a torpedo… |
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