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British Pre-Dreadnought Battleship HMS Repulse (1892)
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Jeroen Ruigrok van der WervenMay 29, 2023

The Ministry of Defence has condemned the "desecration" of maritime military graves after reports scavengers had targeted two World War Two wrecks. [note: HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse]

A vessel, thought to be Chinese, has been seen at the site the British ships were sunk, off the coast of Malaysia.

[L]ocal fishermen had spotted a salvage vessel at the location of the shipwrecks last month [..].

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65724795

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Ministry of Defence condemns 'desecration' of Royal Navy wrecks

Reports suggest scavengers have targeted two British ships sunk in Asia during World War Two.

BBC News