 In 2000 , the wreck was located by Danish divers . The British marine archeologist Innes McCartney led a subsequent dive and confirmed that the wreck sits upright on the sea floor and is largely intact . Skeletal remains from the ship 's crew are scattered around the sunken cruiser . The wreck was positively identified when McCartney 's team recovered the ship 's bell in 2001 , which they donated to the Laboe Naval Memorial near Kiel , where the bell is currently on display . 
