There’s been a legal wrangle between the US Government and divers in Thailand who found and solved the final mystery of the submarine USS Lagarto (SS-371), that was reportedly sunk by the Japanese in the Gulf of Thailand on the 3rd May 1945. The US Government says it is a war wreck and no one should be allowed to dive it and charges the Thai divers as “grave-robbers.”
Did the sub carry gold bullion? Are divers going to retrieve skulls and bones and hang them up on the dive shop’s wall?
Do US laws apply to non-US citizens?
Try telling that to the Brits whom have been diving the HMS Prince of Wales and the HMS Repulse. They’re not supposed to dive there.
SeaDemon Says 