{"id":64817,"date":"2021-03-23T04:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=64817"},"modified":"2021-03-22T13:07:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T17:07:54","slug":"why-are-pre-war-shipwrecks-disappearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/03\/23\/why-are-pre-war-shipwrecks-disappearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are Pre-War Shipwrecks Disappearing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZwKrGQWwnig\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Calum<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 22 Aug 2020<\/p>\n<p>Pre-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. <\/p>\n<p><em>The Guardian<\/em> has done some amazing work in documenting this problem, worth a read if you have the time: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/feb\/28\/bones-mass-grave-british-war-wrecks-java-indonesia\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/201&#8230;\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>00:00\u200b &#8211; Introduction &#038; History of Scapa Flow<br \/>\n01:00\u200b &#8211; Scuttling &#038; Salvaging of the German High Fleet<br \/>\n02:45\u200b &#8211; The Value of Pre-War Steel<br \/>\n03:54\u200b &#8211; The Disappearing Shipwrecks<br \/>\n06:03\u200b &#8211; <em>HMS Royal Oak<\/em><br \/>\n10:16\u200b &#8211; Disappearing Wargraves<br \/>\n10:58\u200b &#8211; Outro<\/p>\n<p>Twitter&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\u25ba<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/calumraasay\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/calumraasay\u200b<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\u25ba<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/calumraasay\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/instagram.com\/calumraasay\u200b<\/a><br \/>\nWebsite&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..\u25ba<a href=\"http:\/\/calumgillies.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/calumgillies.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot_2021-03-23-Why-are-Pre-War-Shipwrecks-Disappearing-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot_2021-03-23-Why-are-Pre-War-Shipwrecks-Disappearing--480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-64819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot_2021-03-23-Why-are-Pre-War-Shipwrecks-Disappearing--480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot_2021-03-23-Why-are-Pre-War-Shipwrecks-Disappearing--150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot_2021-03-23-Why-are-Pre-War-Shipwrecks-Disappearing--768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot_2021-03-23-Why-are-Pre-War-Shipwrecks-Disappearing-.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calum Published 22 Aug 2020 Pre-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. 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