Originally Posted by
MechEngr
It's a tad ironic given that the UK has been plundering grave sites and other sensitive cultural areas for hundreds of years. The grave site in this case is the ocean and it is very likely the remains of the dead have been dispersed to individual atoms throughout the water and the plants and animals and bacteria that live in it. At some point a piece of fried cod will likely have a bit of one who went down with these ships.
Irrelevant. The ship is the property of HM Government. Would it be OK for me to go to Hawaii and take a hacksaw to USS Arizona?