“No efforts will be made to remove human remains and artifacts out of respect for the families of those who died, according to a statement Saturday from Sydney-based Silentworld Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to maritime archaeology and history.”
Am I the only one thinking the real reason they wont remove human remains is the cost?
From Wikipedia:
USS Arizona Memorial
The USS Arizona Memorial, at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and commemorates the events of that day. The attack on Pearl Harbor led to the United States’ involvement in World War II.
Rod. I doubt there is very much left to recover at this point.
The ship and the remains are 2 1/2 miles underwater. Any kind of salvage at that depth is difficult to say the least. Salvaging the gold from HMS Edinburgh at a depth of 800 feet was considered extraordinary.
Wow....
You are the second person on this thread that doesn’t understand how this works.
The ship is a war grave, not to be disturbed.
“Am I the only one thinking the real reason they wont remove human remains is the cost?”
It’s a sacred burial ground, like the Arizona.