USS Hornet CV 8 found

Which means the Chinese maritime scrap pirates will have it chopped up soon.

I've gone back and forth on this for a while now. My introduction to naval history was Bob Ballard and his findings of the Titanic and the Bismarck, and for a very long time I felt as though it was important that the wrecks were found so that they could continue to teach history to the future generations and serve as markers for those who have been lost at sea. Now, I'm not so certain that it is for best. Perhaps its better if they are simply left to rest in peace on the seabed, and we can always remember their loss by simply knowing that they are now guarded by the ocean.

I still don't know how I feel about it. Seeing the conditions of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse certainly makes me apprehensive to any discovery now.

That’s a great point, that was something I always felt that made guys like Ballard special because he seemed to care. That’s not to say these guys don’t care, but it feels like it’s always only just a brief article, 4-5 pictures, and that’s it.