It is no more disrespectful to dive on a war grave wreck than it is to visit a military cemetery. It's only disrespectful if you take things, or enter the wreck itself.
That being said, even on protected or controlled war graves, it is possible to get permission to enter the wreck for legitimate research purposes. Trying to prove or disprove John Capes' story would probably qualify as such.
BTW the HMS Perseus is not designated a war grave. It should be, but under law it is not.
Great video , and a great achievement though as a fellow diver I have mixed feelings about anyone swimming around the inside of whats effectively a tomb.
the diver is one of the best divers in the world. the purpose of the dive was to prove the story of the only survivor John Capes, a non listed passenger was true.In a series of dives to the wreck of Perseus, Kostas Thoctarides discovered Capes's empty torpedo tube bunk, the hatch and compartment exactly as he had described it, and finally, his blitz bottle from which he had taken that last fortifying swig of rum.
the persius submarine is a war grave. only one man, John Capes escaped alive from the wreck, which hit a mine while on route to alexandria, on 6th december 1941. Jonn Capes died in 1985 aged 75. the full story of his escape is in the diver magazine of august 1998.
Were the bodies of the 59 crew members removed then? I'd have thought a grave site like that would have some kind of law prohibiting anybody from entering the wreck, not to mention the immoral and disrespectful connotations. Although it's a good video, I'd feel bad if I knew it was still a grave and the divers were not supposed to be there. I know nothing of this wreck though, will Google.
It is no more disrespectful to dive on a war grave wreck than it is to visit a military cemetery. It's only disrespectful if you take things, or enter the wreck itself.
That being said, even on protected or controlled war graves, it is possible to get permission to enter the wreck for legitimate research purposes. Trying to prove or disprove John Capes' story would probably qualify as such.
BTW the HMS Perseus is not designated a war grave. It should be, but under law it is not.
silirat 2 months ago
Great video , and a great achievement though as a fellow diver I have mixed feelings about anyone swimming around the inside of whats effectively a tomb.
ossianuk 3 months ago
the diver is one of the best divers in the world. the purpose of the dive was to prove the story of the only survivor John Capes, a non listed passenger was true.In a series of dives to the wreck of Perseus, Kostas Thoctarides discovered Capes's empty torpedo tube bunk, the hatch and compartment exactly as he had described it, and finally, his blitz bottle from which he had taken that last fortifying swig of rum.
grivasy 3 months ago 2
@grivasy trying to work out where that was on the video, do you know what time stamp I need to look at ?
vespaUK125 3 months ago
WTF are these guys doing in a war grave?
SuperAncientmariner 3 months ago
the bodies are still on this ship and it is a war grave as my great uncle died on this sub in 1941 and it is meant to be protected
GRAMGPB 5 months ago
ok gise the ship is going to disapear any ways so why the fuck not
mastercheif98612 6 months ago
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the persius submarine is a war grave. only one man, John Capes escaped alive from the wreck, which hit a mine while on route to alexandria, on 6th december 1941. Jonn Capes died in 1985 aged 75. the full story of his escape is in the diver magazine of august 1998.
bigyin1957 8 months ago
Were the bodies of the 59 crew members removed then? I'd have thought a grave site like that would have some kind of law prohibiting anybody from entering the wreck, not to mention the immoral and disrespectful connotations. Although it's a good video, I'd feel bad if I knew it was still a grave and the divers were not supposed to be there. I know nothing of this wreck though, will Google.
damo4576 1 year ago 2
ww1 or ww2 ?
druisten3 1 year ago
@druisten3 Read the description, it says 1941, now work it out....
damo4576 1 year ago
@damo4576 je ne comprend pas l englais
mais un sous marin de la ww1 peuut tres bien avoire eté coulé en 1941
druisten3 1 year ago