Protected Wrecks Around the UK
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:12 pm
TRAGIC IOLAIRE AMONG 15 NEW SHIPWRECKS PROTECTED
02 September 2019
The final resting places of 571 people who lost their lives at sea around the UK will be protected by the Ministry of Defence.
The wrecks of another 15 ships and submarines – including seven U-boats – will be given additional legal protection by Whitehall as it adds to an already-extensive list of hallowed sites enshrined in UK law.
Among the shipwrecks now covered by the 1986 Protection of Military Remains Act is one of Scotland’s worst wartime tragedies.
Continues with full list of the protected wrecks at - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... -protected
02 September 2019
The final resting places of 571 people who lost their lives at sea around the UK will be protected by the Ministry of Defence.
The wrecks of another 15 ships and submarines – including seven U-boats – will be given additional legal protection by Whitehall as it adds to an already-extensive list of hallowed sites enshrined in UK law.
Among the shipwrecks now covered by the 1986 Protection of Military Remains Act is one of Scotland’s worst wartime tragedies.
Continues with full list of the protected wrecks at - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... -protected