M.Rimmer Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Copied from the Mortimer group on facebook. Two Dutch salvage ships are desecrating the wrecks of HMS Cressy, Hogue and Aboukir, sunk in 1914 in the North Sea looking for copper and bronze. The issue is complicated because the MOD seems to have sold the wrecks to a salvor in the 1950's. However a group of Dutch divers are organising a petition to get the salavage stopped and the wrecks treated with respect as the wargraves and important parts of the marine environment that they are. Mortimer says please sign the petition here...http://www.stopdesloop.nl/ It is in Dutch but is easy to understand. This is an International issue- these could be the sailors or service people of any nation. Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Ramsden Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 What a disgrace. I've signed the petition - I think. I don't know Dutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Rimmer Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 Thanks Ivor. This is doing the rounds on several discussion groups now. Unfortunately disturbance of known war graves is more widespread than many realise,I have just heard of another case involving an aircraft crash site in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Mortimer says please sign the petition here...http://www.stopdesloop.nl/ It is in Dutch but is easy to understand. This is an International issue- these could be the sailors or service people of any nation. Matt, thanks for the heads up! Thanks to Google Translate the site can be read in English, too Regards, Hanno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 I've just signed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Rimmer Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 It would seem the ships in the above link are not alone http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/science/26shipwreck.html?_r=2 Being a Merchant ship the S.S Gairsoppa and the 84 men who went down with her do not have the same legal protection as a military wreck,but I do wonder if the Department of Transport have taken the fact the ship is a grave into account?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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