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Theo Doorman, 82, son of legendary Rear Admiral Karel Doorman, who led the battle, was on the expedition which hoped to film the wrecks two weeks ago.
He said he could not believe his eyes when the sonar images came in, showing only a groove where his father's ship had been.
"I was sad," he said.
"Not angry. That doesn't get you anywhere. But sad. For centuries is was a custom not to disturb sailors' graves. But it did happen here."
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Respect for the dead is hard to find where there's money involved.
Sadly it's really hard to protect these sites and I wish it wouldn't be necessary to begin with.