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Sunken Australian warship HMAS Perth ransacked by illegal scavengers
Source: The Guardian
Sunken Australian warship HMAS Perth ransacked by illegal scavengers
Only 40% remains of final resting place of 353 Australian sailors
who drowned off Java in second world war, archaeologists say
Oliver Holmes South-east Asia correspondent
Monday 5 June 2017 05.48 BST
One of Australia’s most treasured second world war warships has been illegally salvaged for metal, devastating the war grave of more than 300 sailors, maritime archaeologists say.
An Australian-Indonesian expedition conducted a dive on the wreck of HMAS Perth, which sank in 1942 following a fierce battle against the Japanese navy off the north-west tip of Java.
Kevin Sumption, the director of the Australian National Maritime Museum, said: “It is with profound regret we advise that our joint maritime archaeologist diving team has discovered sections of the Perth missing. Interim reports indicate only approximately 40% of the vessel remaining.
“The research team has found evidence of large-scale salvage on the site, including what appears to be recent removal of material from the wreck,” he added.
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Only 40% remains of final resting place of 353 Australian sailors
who drowned off Java in second world war, archaeologists say
Oliver Holmes South-east Asia correspondent
Monday 5 June 2017 05.48 BST
One of Australia’s most treasured second world war warships has been illegally salvaged for metal, devastating the war grave of more than 300 sailors, maritime archaeologists say.
An Australian-Indonesian expedition conducted a dive on the wreck of HMAS Perth, which sank in 1942 following a fierce battle against the Japanese navy off the north-west tip of Java.
Kevin Sumption, the director of the Australian National Maritime Museum, said: “It is with profound regret we advise that our joint maritime archaeologist diving team has discovered sections of the Perth missing. Interim reports indicate only approximately 40% of the vessel remaining.
“The research team has found evidence of large-scale salvage on the site, including what appears to be recent removal of material from the wreck,” he added.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jun/05/sunken-australian-warship-hmas-perth-ransacked-by-illegal-scavengers
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