Explorers uncover WWII ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied prisoners of battle

By Associated Press: A workforce of explorers launched it found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of battle when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, resulting in Australia’s largest maritime wartime loss with a whole of 1,080 lives.

The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was positioned after a 12-day search at a depth of over 4000 meter (13,120 toes) — deeper than the Titanic — off Luzon island inside the South China Sea, using an autonomous underwater automobile with in-built sonar.

There may be no efforts to remove artifacts or human stays out of respect for the households of those who died, talked about a press launch Saturday from the Sydney-based Silentworld Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to maritime archaeology and historic previous. It took half inside the mission together with Dutch deep-sea survey specialists Fugro and Australia’s Defense Department.

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“The extraordinary effort behind this discovery speaks for the enduring truth of Australia’s solemn national promise to always remember and honour those who served our country,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese talked about. “This is the heart and the spirit of Lest We Forget.”

The Montevideo Maru was transporting prisoners and civilians who had been captured after the autumn of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. The ship was not marked as carrying POWs, and on July 1, 1942, the American submarine Sturgeon, after stalking the ship through the night, fired 4 torpedoes, which found their purpose, sinking the vessel in decrease than 10 minutes.

Those killed included 1,080 people from 14 nations, along with 979 Australians.

“Families waited years for news of their missing loved ones, before learning of the tragic outcome of the sinking,” talked about Silentworld director John Mullen. “Some never fully came to accept that their loved ones were among the victims. Today, by finding the vessel, we hope to bring closure to the many families devastated by this terrible disaster.”

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