It’ll probably be illegally scrapped for its pre Nuke steel after it’s sank…
Would it be worth the expense of an underwater salvage operation, even if it was legal? Last I heard, scrap steel was going for less than $200 a ton.
Some WW2 ships sank in shallow international waters have already been scrapped.
There was a special that highlighted this practice and discussed the legalities of such, including ones that had been declared tombs (memorials) memorials for lost soldiers..I’m thinking it was a German ship that was the topic..
It originally came to light when a legit overseas scrap iron dealer purchased large loads of pre-nuke steel that contained partial skeletons. An investigation lead to a missing known nearby sank WW2 ship(s) At the known location only a few parts of the ship remained.. The show indicated that the salvage companys will always have permits for other more modern ships near the sank pre-nuke ships.
I remember it being one of those everyone has a badge but nobody knows who’s in charge..
It’s my understanding pre nuke steel has a “low background” and is used for very sensitive instruments that can’t have any inherent background radiation like post nuke steels do. If I am remembering all this correctly, I think it’s high tech, high end medical, aviation, space, and military equipment that they’re using the pre nuke steel in..
It’s been awhile and it was going to sleep material..🤪
I’m not for sure what they get for ton for it..I’m sure they said but I don’t remember..
I watched how they cut large sections of the ships apart and floated or hoisted them up using very purpose built ships. One salvage ship could be partially submerged to get under the floating wreckage (sometime the whole sank ship) and then the ballast water is pumped out to raise the salvage ship with the wreckage aboard..
I’m sure you could google and get more than I can remember while knodding off..
