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Published 22 Aug 2020Pre-war shipwrecks are disappearing from the seabed. Why? A look at the sad reality of illegal salvaging that is destroying numerous war graves and historical wrecks around the world, told from the site of some of the most famous shipwrecks in the world; Scapa Flow.
The Guardian has done some amazing work in documenting this problem, worth a read if you have the time:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/201…
00:00 – Introduction & History of Scapa Flow
01:00 – Scuttling & Salvaging of the German High Fleet
02:45 – The Value of Pre-War Steel
03:54 – The Disappearing Shipwrecks
06:03 – HMS Royal Oak
10:16 – Disappearing Wargraves
10:58 – OutroTwitter………………….►https://twitter.com/calumraasay
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