I don't think a fine cuts it as, on balance over a period of undetected plundering of wrecks, these thieves can still turn a handsome profit. Man should have been jailed and all the rest of his team with him (could hardly have been a solo activity).
I read that too.It also stated that the Dutch company was operating legaly using permission granted in 1954 by Churchill's government.Theres an article in Private Eye about a Dutch salvage company cutting up the Hogue,Aboukir and Cressy. Grave to 1,459 sailors. Makes for depressing reading. Hows that for war grave theft?
Which? The MoD or the Diver?
The only difference is the financial value of the fixtures, fittings and components of the war-grave.