Pacific Wrecks Forum

Sad news, but the government of Indonesia has take action to prevent further damage to the wreck.

Here's the news link on the wreck mutilation:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-13/o ... rs/5156320

The Indonesian Agency for Protection of Historical Sites has put additional efforts to protect the wreck, and other Battle of Java Sea wrecks.

My father was a survivor of the Perth ,I think the Japs were looking at salvaging it in the 60's and were howled down as it was a war grave site . Now this happens ,shows sentement doesn't get in the road of progress [money ] . I was reading this forum about Recovery or Leave items alone , now here is a prime example of desecration of a known war grave 355 lives .