Discovery of WW2 shipwreck with over 1000 Allied POWs brings closure to families after 81 years.
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The Montevideo Maru, a Japanese ship carrying Allied prisoners of war, was found by a team of explorers off the coast of the Philippines. The ship was torpedoed in 1942, resulting in Australia's largest maritime wartime loss with 1,080 lives lost. The wreck was located using an autonomous underwater vehicle with in-built sonar. No efforts will be made to remove artifacts or human remains out of respect for the families of those who died.
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