The wreck of the World War 2 heavy cruiser USS Houston that is.
Fox News: US Navy divers to visit wreck of USS Houston in Indonesia
A ship of the ABDA fleet in February 1942, she was sunk, along with HMAS Perty in the Battle of the Sunda Straight in a night action where she was outnumbered, outgunned, and outclassed at night fighting.
696 men on the Huston were killed, and 368 survived to become prisoners of the Japanese and many of them died from maltreatment at their captor's hands.
Resting at 125 feet under water, the wreck is just inside the safe diving range for recreational divers, and as such the Navy is concerned that scavengers may be pillaging the wreck. The USS Houston is a war grave and should only be visited with the utmost respect, not for the scavenging of artifacts.
The U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command's Underwater Archaeology Branch will provide a report of the survey completed by the divers.
2 comments:
Problem is, it's already been scavenged I'm betting...
I'm afraid you're right, especially in that part of the world.
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