Ukraine officially registers Moskva wreckage as a national underwater cultural heritage site

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Tweet from a reporter with the Kyiv Independent.

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[SharonAnn]

1. That's great! They are really clever.

[Sherman A1]

2. Nice try, but I believe that sunken naval vessels remain property of the owning state

and if there are bodies aboard, which is likely they are considered underwater graves.

[niyad]

3. It is a nice bit of trolling.

[Nittersing]

4. Exactly! nt

[Angleae]

5. Unfortunately, that doesn't deter scavengers intent on salvaging such vessels.

[Sherman A1]

6. No, it doesn't but the sunken vessel remains property of the

owning state.

[Angleae]

7. At least as long as it's there.

There's been instances of entire ships being completely scrapped by scavengers.