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A 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 Australias largest maritime wartime loss with a total of 1,080 lives...
The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was located after a 12-day search at a depth of over 4000 meter (13,120 feet) deeper than the Titanic off Luzon island in the South China Sea, using an autonomous underwater vehicle with in-built sonar...
There will be no efforts to remove artifacts or human remains out of respect for the families of those who died, said a statement Saturday from the Sydney-based Silentworld Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to maritime archaeology and history..
The extraordinary effort behind this discovery speaks for the enduring truth of Australias solemn national promise to always remember and honour those who served our country, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said..
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 four torpedoes, which found their target, sinking the vessel in less than 10 minutes...
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