Looting WW2 Java Sea Wrecks - 'The Biggest Grave Robbery in History'

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[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

They have been down there at least 75 years. What remains could possibly be left?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

might be skeletons

I'd agree it doesn't make as much sense to call it a grave robbery

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It's not like bones, if any remain, would be sticking up from the muck in plain sight.

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yeah probably not. They looting it looking for valuables, artifacts from WW2 can be worth money, etc. Not really looking to find bodies like the term grave robbery implies.

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Only things that could survive would be gold, silver, glass, and some china. It's not like any of that is going to be throwing up a flag saying "here I am, come and get me".

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Those are valuable thiongs lol. And it's not just the material. Discovering sunken ships is a big business. Remember titanic? Also Columbus's ships.