The items were taken in the late 19th century from what was then called the Dutch East Indies. Indonesia had been trying to ...

Three Dutch naval wrecks that went missing from the bottom of the Java Sea appear to have been taken illegally by scrap dealers, NOS reports. An investigation by Dutch and Indonesian experts found ...

The Netherlands pressed Indonesia on Thursday to probe reports that the remains of Dutch sailors from illegally-salvaged WWII shipwrecks off its coast were dumped in a mass grave. The request comes ...

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The three warships, which sank in 1942, were discovered intact by divers in 2002. Now, only parts of one of them remain You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have ...