W5: The Battle of Bell Island

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  Off Bell Island, Newfoundland, the scene of a Second World War battle. A place where 70 men lost their lives in two separate U-boat attacks.
  Photo courtesy of George Sharrad

  

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  You would think this ground would be sacred. But not to the government, and not to every diver who visits the wrecks.
  Photo courtesy of George Sharrad

  

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  This weekend, ahead of Remembrance Day, W5 profiles the work on Rick Stanley and his wife Debbie, who are on an underwater mission to protect the watery graves of the men who died during the battles of Bell Island.
  Photo courtesy of George Sharrad

  

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  Rick and Debbie work to prevent what amounts to grave robbing -- the looting of irreplacable artifacts.
  Photo courtesy of George Sharrad

  

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  They are working to make this underwater grave an official remembrance of the sacrifices made in war.
  Photo courtesy of Debbie Stanley

  

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  W5's Robert Osborne talks to an eminent underwater archeologist about the problems with Canada's laws regarding such historic sites.
  Photo courtesy of Debbie Stanley

  

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  W5's cameras follow along on a dive, to see the site that Stanleys are fighting to protect.
  Photo courtesy of Debbie Stanley

  

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  Bell Island was the only location in North America to be directly attacked by German forces during the Second World War.
  Photo courtesy of Debbie Stanley

  

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  Hear the federal government's explanation for why they haven't developed any regulations to protect these types of historic sites.
  Photo courtesy of George Sharrad

  

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  Watch the full story on W5, Saturday at 7 pm on CTV, check local listings. Also this weekend, 'Poisoned Minds: Children On The Frontlines Of Divorce.'
  Photo courtesy of George Sharrad

  

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