Today, the Norwegian government decided to raise the U-864, due to the possible environmental damage all the mercury onboard could cause:cool::up:
Link to norwegian newspaper: http://www.bt.no/lokalt/hordaland/article782736.ece

Isn't the sunken 'german' u-boat still official 'german' property??? Does Germany have a say in all this?

I certainly hope they don't run into problems in the salvage attempt....:huh:

Should really be classed as a war grave but I think the enviromental impacts outwiegh all other concerns at the moment

Whats that cost equate too Seth ?

About 1 billion Norwegian kroner, app. 147 million, 717033 thousand dollars.. But i think this number will be larger, since noone really knows how the technical state of the vessel is.

Oh, I agree on the necessity. I was just curious if the Norwegians had to get a ok from the German gov't.

Well I wouldn't want poison in my water supply or food chain, and it looks as if the decision has been made yes? I am worried that any goofy liberal government or organization will see this as a precedent to be able to raise any war grave out of possible concern for the environment.

At the cost mentioned by Seth I doubt it
During various research hunts have read more than one diving site
A few times has been mentioned that parts of boats have been stripped by souvenir hunters inc those designated war graves
A lot of sites out there to protect

I doubt there are many wrecks out there with such a timebomb as U 864 carried and as close to a coastline

Worse then the enviromental concerns disturbing War Graves?
Is the fact of pre-Nuclear Steel.
All Steel made today contains radioactive particals
from all the past testing.

Make Steel today?
It's got radioacive stuff in it from the air.

All the Ships and such sunk dureing the War
that were built prior to testing of Atomic weapons
are now, and will become even more, in demand.

Back in 1995 there was stated intent to raise 300 German U-Boats
just for the Steel.

Although it was never done as I recall.

Who will pick up the tab/bill.....Norway or will it be a joint financial package? :hmmm:

Seem that only the rear of the sub will be raised::hmmm:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=OUy0laGmLTQ

What will they do with it after it is raised?

Those animated clips always make it look so easy :hmmm:

Heres one, although there does seem to be confusion as to how much ordnance is still aboard

http://www.submerged.co.uk/montgomery.php

http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/montgom...003_survey.pdf

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A22716759

http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/ops-row...nal_report.pdf

I doubt very much there are any human remains left. Nature and especially the sea has a strange way of taking everything back. A simple memorial plaque on the sea floor where the remains of the sub once was would probably suffice.