Goodwin Sands dredging

[mmitch]

Dover Harbour board have applied to dredge on the Goodwin Sands. A petition against it sights ( among its reasons) the disturbance of wrecks including war graves.
Campaigners against the dregding of the Goodwin Sands deliver petition to No10 Downing Street (http://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/save-our-sands-petition-delivered-115081/)

[NutLoose]

Big article in the new Britain at War magazine about it, it appears they were unaware of their responsibilities, however they are still pursuing it, there was also a bit on the likes of a Dutch company salvaging war wrecks ( that have hundreds of crew remains onboard ) for scrap, and the UK's lackluster ( to put it politely ) response to stopping it, resulting in it becoming widespread.

[Pontius Navigator]

sights, sites, cites

Well my uncle disappeared on a night sortie with no German activity that night. They were in a 29 Sqn Beaufighter on a Searchlight Coop and last seen over the North Foreland. His family never had closure and did not even know what I know now. It there was dredging at North Foreland and any remains were found I would be very happy.

[NutLoose]

The trouble is it will just get sucked up on to a barge and deposited where required, probably as hardcore, and that includes people's remains.

http://worldoceanreview.com/en/wor-3-overview/mineral-resources/deposits-and-markets/sand-gravel-and-phosphate-from-the-sea/

[ShotOne]

There are tens of thousands of shipwrecks around our coast. It's possible any dredging anywhere could potentially disturb remains.

[NutLoose]

I understand that, but there are known war graves in the planned dredging area and the law rightly protects them.

[Pontius Navigator]

I see the point. The cost of checking each being too expensive to do properly.

[NutLoose]

You are not allowed to disturb war graves period, you would have to work around them.