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Look but don't touch
Posted by: I Stapley ()
Date: February 01, 2002 11:46AM

<HTML>I have read Dr R Ballard's account of how his team discovered the remains of Titanic and Bismarck. As far as I can ascertain, he never takes anything from the wreck site except photographs and in most cases leaves a memorial plaque, as did the team that discovered HMS Hood last year.

Titanic, however, has been raided for artefacts on 7vral occasions, the crows nest on the main mast was destroyed by salvors retrieving the bell from inside. A couple recently descended by submersible to the deck, where they held their wedding. I consider that to be tacky, disrepectful and a bit tasteless, but it's their money I suppose, and money talks.

Ballard once said he would like to see the establishment of a Museum of the Sea, wherein people could find out more abot the history of these famous vessels and see them in situ.

The policy of museums is Look but don't touch, and I think this should apply to the oceans museums as well.</HTML>

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U-533. Possible raising. Christopher Hurndall 01/29/2002 01:43PM
Re: U-533. Possible raising. John Griffiths 01/29/2002 03:53PM
Re: U-533. Possible raising. Brian Corijn 01/29/2002 10:06PM
Re: U-533. Possible raising. walter M 01/29/2002 11:06PM
War Grave ? ray schwartz 01/29/2002 11:16PM
Re: U-533. A War Grave.! Joe Brennan 01/30/2002 04:40AM
Re: U-533. A War Grave.! John Griffiths 01/30/2002 06:50PM
Re: U-533. A War Grave.! walter M 01/30/2002 10:52PM
Re: U-533. A War Grave.! ray schwartz 01/31/2002 11:58AM
Re: U-533. A War Grave.! walter M 01/31/2002 03:03PM
Re: U-533. A War Grave.! John Griffiths 01/31/2002 04:06PM
Re: U-533. A War Grave.! walter M 01/31/2002 05:23PM
Re: U-533. A War Grave.! John Griffiths 01/31/2002 06:08PM
WAR GRAVES SHOULD BE LEFT ALONE Innes McCartney 01/31/2002 07:04PM
Re: Just a thought - probably off topic Johannes 01/31/2002 07:56PM
Re: Just a thought - probably off topic Innes McCartney 01/31/2002 08:14PM
Re: Just a thought - probably off topic Marc Haldimann 01/31/2002 08:29PM
Look but don't touch I Stapley 02/01/2002 11:46AM
Re: Yeah Right! Joe Brennan 02/02/2002 01:27AM


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