illegal salvaging

  • World War II Shipwrecks Are Vanishing At A Disturbing Rate

    World War II Shipwrecks Are Vanishing At A Disturbing Rate

    Late last year, the Netherlands defence ministry confirmed that two of its ships lost during World War II had disappeared from the bottom of the Java Sea, likely the result of illegal salvaging. Now, a trio of Japanese shipwrecks off Borneo have likewise been torn apart for scrap, highlighting what appears to be a growing…