Protecting wrecks from low-background-steel scavengers

Is scavenging wrecks for low-background steel still a problem, and is anything being done about it?

Yes. Older steel remains attractive to salvagers, and regional patrol vessels provide one means of monitoring vulnerable wrecks.

Wreck scavenging is described as a continuing problem. One contributor asks whether the quality of the steel matters more than its low background radiation, and the reply is that both contribute to its appeal. Two British offshore patrol vessels based out of Singapore are cited as part of the response. The exchange connects demand for old steel with the need for a continuing naval presence around vulnerable wrecks.