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Friday, August 19, 2005
Wreck looter drowns as patrol strikes
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The Australian
August 12, 2005
The USS New York.
A DIVER drowned and three others were missing today after they tried to flee a maritime patrol that caught them looting from a US ship sunk off the Philippines during World War II, an official said.
The patrol spotted two people diving from a small boat to scavenge scrap metal from the sunken USS New York off the former US naval base at north-western Subic Bay, Subic deputy administrator Jose Calimlim said.
When approached, one of the looters attempted to escape by jumping into the water but was later found unconscious. He died before he could get to a hospital, Mr Calimlim said.
The second diver was arrested.
The patrol later discovered that there had been three other divers, who were missing, Mr Calimlim said. A search for them had been ordered, he said.
Historical records show that the USS New York - later renamed the Rochester - was decommissioned in the Philippines in 1933, but was sunk by the Americans in 1941 to prevent it from being captured by invading Japanese forces.
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The Australian
August 12, 2005
The USS New York.
A DIVER drowned and three others were missing today after they tried to flee a maritime patrol that caught them looting from a US ship sunk off the Philippines during World War II, an official said.
The patrol spotted two people diving from a small boat to scavenge scrap metal from the sunken USS New York off the former US naval base at north-western Subic Bay, Subic deputy administrator Jose Calimlim said.
When approached, one of the looters attempted to escape by jumping into the water but was later found unconscious. He died before he could get to a hospital, Mr Calimlim said.
The second diver was arrested.
The patrol later discovered that there had been three other divers, who were missing, Mr Calimlim said. A search for them had been ordered, he said.
Historical records show that the USS New York - later renamed the Rochester - was decommissioned in the Philippines in 1933, but was sunk by the Americans in 1941 to prevent it from being captured by invading Japanese forces.
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