D_Fresh
Contributor
I don't condone it but they take it just for the scrap value. Depending on where you are steel is say 115 dollars a ton. I dont know the exact specs on the ship but it is probably near or over 2500 ton. That 250k-300k worth of scrap. They picked up1/3 of it in 48hrs by what matt_reed said. 50k a day around about...
This also becomes interesting with regards to Net Gain. From my very limited knowledge of salvage operations, they are quite costly; Cost of Ship, Fuel, Equipment, Crew, etc.... It really makes me wonder if it's even financially worth it... (setting aside all other aspects, of course)

At any rate, it's quite unfortunate that Malapascua's dive landscape has now be permanently altered.
