Reply With Quotewho is it up to on if to declare the sub a war grave? Seems as if this would be almost automatic.
Soviet WWII submarine S-2 has been found in the Baltic Sea
Dark secret of underwater treasure
Follow @ Voice of RussiaAfter a decade of painstaking underwater searching, the wreck of a Soviet World War II submarine has been found in the Baltic Sea. For seventy years, it was a mystery how, where and even when the S-2 submarine perished. During the war between the Soviet Union and Finland, the sea around the Aland Islands became a focal point for the naval conflict, much of it underwater. The S-2 – which set sail on January 1, 1940 – was sent by the Soviet High Command to roam and disrupt Finland's supply lines.
who is it up to on if to declare the sub a war grave? Seems as if this would be almost automatic.
Well is should be a War Grave but who knows will people give it the respect it should have as a Grave or will scrap and souvenier hunters pick its bones.
RIP to those sailors, especially not the easiest death - underwater.
LD: respect to you, giving the respect to our "boys", thank you!
I think there's been a thread about the finding of S-2 on mpnet some years ago as the wreck was found already in June of 2009.
Here are some pics of the wreck:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article5348024.ab
And here's the Finnish navy ship, minelayer Louhi, "culprit" for the minefield that became S-2's destiny.
Info in Russian about Louhi in Wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_S-2
I am fairly confident that it will be respected as a war grave.
As the visibility is usually quite poor and the wreck probably in deep water, it takes special gear and skills to get there.
Btw: Good site on wrecks in Finland and Northern Baltic sea (unfortunately only in Finnish)
www.hylyt.net
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