A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said.
went down during a battle off the central island of Samar on 25 October 1944 as US forces fought to liberate the Philippines – then a US colony – from Japanese occupation.
A crewed submersible filmed, photographed, and surveyed the battered hull of the"Sammy B" during a series of dives over eight days this month, Texas-based undersea technology company Caladan Oceanic said.Another video from the survey dive on the Sammy B. This one is from the starboard side near the bridge and forward gun mounts. We kept our distance because we spotted potentially live shells in the 40mm gun, and later towards the stern, depth charges still in their racks.
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