The wreckage was found at a depth of over 13,000 feet — deeper than the Titanic.
A World War II-era bomb detonated in Great Yarmouth, England, on Friday, February 10. that sank with over 1,000 Allied POWs on board.that was fired upon by the American submarine USS Sturgeon and sank near the Philippines in 1942. At the time of its destruction, the ship was carrying 1,080 war prisoners from 14 Allied nations.
The Sturgeon, unaware of the POWs on board, fired four torpedoes into the ship, destroying it in less than 10 minutes. The Montevideo Maru did not display markings indicating that it was transporting POWs. Sydney-based nonprofit Silentworld Foundation found the wreck more than 13,000 feet below the surface of the South China Sea using an autonomous underwater vehicle.
A montage of images, including a line drawing in elevation and plan, of the Japanese merchant ship the MV Montevideo Maru. — the country's single largest maritime loss of life in World War II. "The extraordinary effort behind this discovery speaks for the enduring truth of Australia’s solemn national promise to always remember and honor those who served our country," said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Explorers find WWII ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWsA team of explorers announced it found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, resulting in Australia’s largest maritime wartime loss with a total of 1,080 lives.
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