A World War II ship sunk with more than 1,000 prisoners is found
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The Montevideo Maru was sunk by a US submarine in the 1940s (illustrative photo). Photo: Pixabay
The explorers announced that they had found, on Friday (21), a Japanese ship that sank in 1942. The ship was carrying prisoners and represented one of the largest sea losses in Australian history, with a total loss of 1,080 lives.
The drowning victims included people from 14 countries, including 979 Australians. They were prisoners and civilians captured after the fall of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. The ship was sunk by the American submarine Sturgeon on July 1, 1942. It took less than 10 minutes for the four torpedoes of the American fleet to sink the target.
In total, the search for the ship called Montevideo Maro took 12 days, and it was necessary to descend to a depth of 4000 meters to find it. The rescue operation took place on the island of Luzon in the South China Sea and relied on the search for an autonomous underwater vehicle.
The Sydney-based Silentworld Foundation announced that no efforts would be made to remove artifacts or human remains out of respect for the families of those who died. The non-profit association is dedicated to maritime history and archaeology. (with info from g1)
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