A great shame to see politics preventing protection of a wreck and wargrave, especially one within divingand salvage range. I hope the Aussies get their priorities right.
While the respective Governments "talk" this proud ship with some her crew still aboard will be lost forever Paul
Given the tension between the two governments at the moment, I don't think the Indonesians will give a toss.
My Aussie mate (and member here) Mike B hadn't heard a thing about this but after I sent him a link to this thread he replied overnight with: https://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/prime-minister-of-australia-the-hon-tony-abbott-help-save-hmas-perth-support-the-hmas-perth-being-listed-as-an-official-war-grave-and-stop-the-salvaging-in-the-sunda-strait Long way to go and no guarantees but..... A fine ship with a proud history. It would be a great shame to see political tensions allow desecration of a war grave. WW2 Battle Honours awarded to HMAS Perth: Atlantic 1939 Malta Convoys 1941 Matapan 1941 Greece 1941 Crete 1941 Mediterranean 1941 Pacific 1941–42 Sunda Straight 1942
