Writestream Radio Network

The past three decades have been a virtual Renaissance for the science of underwater archaeology. Beginning with the discovery of the wreck of the passenger liner RMS Titanic in the 1980s by Dr. Robert Ballard's team, wreck after wreck has been discovered and surveyed, providing amazing details on their history and sinkings. At the same time, the technology that makes these explorations and discoveries possible, has driven the state-of-the-art in underwater exploration, especially in the areas of remote submersibles and sensors. But along with the public fascination with these wrecks and the impressive achievement their discoveries represent, warship wrecks carry with them another title with an important responsibility: War Graves. More often than not, ships lost in combat carry with them the bodies of those crewmembers lost in action. And this makes the protection and preservation of those wrecks, final resting place of those crewmen, an international responsibility. Nevertheless, the past three decades have