Originally Posted by
pasta
I can't find details now, but I read a while ago that there have been issues with illegal salvage operators in certain parts of the far East recently, with entire wrecks disappearing. I don't know whether Lexington is in the area of concern, but if it is I hope they're not revealing the precise location.
The USS Houston (The Battling Ghost of the Java Coast) was recently discovered (2014) and she had been heavily ravaged by salvagers. They're working hard to protect her now. But she is in relatively shallow waters unlike the Lady Lex which is nearly 2 miles down.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...S-Houston.html
Last edited by KenV; 8th Mar 2018 at 17:09.