Sunken Australian warship HMAS Perth ransacked by illegal scavengers

Only 40% remains of final resting place of 353 Australian sailors who drowned off Java in second world war, archaeologists sayOne of Australia ’s most treasured second world war warships has been illegally salvaged for metal, devastating the war grave of more than 300 sailors, maritime archaeologists say.An Australian-Indonesian expedition conducted a dive on the wreck of HMAS Perth, which sank in 1942 following a fierce battle against the Japanese navy off the north-west tip of Java.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 5, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Oliver Holmes South-east Asia correspondent Tags: Australian defence force Archaeology Second world war Australia news Asia Pacific World news Indonesia Science Source Type: news