Holland will help SA with wreck, but says ship remains Dutch property

08 September 2019 - 00:00

By BOBBY JORDAN

The Netherlands says it is willing to help SA identify possible artefacts of a 372-year-old Dutch wreck in Table Bay, but insists Dutch ships remain the property of the Netherlands — even if they have been underwater for more than three centuries.

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