The Royal Navy heavy cruiser HMS Exeter sinking during an operation in the Java Sea on 1 March 1942. The shipwreck has been plundered by scavengers. Photo: US Naval History and Heritage Command
Deep sea grave robbers are stripping Asia’s rusted warship wrecks for ‘radiation-free’ steel
The unmarked graves of thousands of sailors are threatened by illegal metal salvagers
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The Royal Navy heavy cruiser HMS Exeter sinking during an operation in the Java Sea on 1 March 1942. The shipwreck has been plundered by scavengers. Photo: US Naval History and Heritage Command