dabtoe Posted 8 June , 2023 Share Posted 8 June , 2023 Maritime War Graves of both World Wars are being looted by salvage operators. It is reported in The Telegraph in May 2023 that in 2015, groups of foreign “treasure hunters” used home-made explosives to detonate the heavy steel plates of the ships for easy pickings, but were stopped by the Royal Malaysian Navy and the MMEA. Hazz Zain, a local professional diver who has explored the wrecks, said she reported the return of a suspicious dredger to the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur last week. She said that in 2017, when she showed videos of the wrecks to the King when he visited Penang as the Prince of Wales, he “looked upset” as the ships appeared to already be 60-70 per cent illegally salvaged. dabtoe 8th June 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Admin GWF TEAM Posted 8 June , 2023 Admin Share Posted 8 June , 2023 As this is a duplicate thread, will lock this. Your previous thread is in Skindles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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