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history2 years ago

WWII shipwreck discovered with 1,000+ Allied POWs onboard.

A team of explorers has found the sunken Japanese ship, Montevideo Maru, which 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. The wreck was located after a 12-day search at a depth of over 4000 meters off Luzon island in the South China Sea. The Silentworld Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to maritime archaeology and history, took part in the mission together with Dutch deep-sea survey specialists Fugro and Australia's Defense Department.

via Military Times|
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history2 years ago

WWII Shipwreck Discovered with 1,000+ Allied POWs Aboard.

A team of explorers has found the sunken Japanese ship, Montevideo Maru, which was transporting over 1,000 Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, resulting in Australia's largest maritime wartime loss. The wreck was located after a 12-day search at a depth of over 4000 meters off Luzon island in the South China Sea. There will be no efforts to remove artifacts or human remains out of respect for the families of those who died.

via NBC San Diego|
#allied-pows#australia#history
world-war-ii2 years ago

WWII shipwreck with over 1,000 Allied POWs found in South China Sea.

The wreckage of the Montevideo Maru, a Japanese ship that was transporting over 1,000 Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, has been located by a team of explorers. The ship was found at a depth of over 4,000 meters using an autonomous underwater vehicle with in-built sonar. The Montevideo Maru was Australia's largest maritime wartime loss, with 1,080 lives lost, including 979 Australians. No efforts will be made to remove artifacts or human remains out of respect for the families of those who died.

via CBS News|
#allied-pows#australia#exploration
history2 years ago

Discovery of WWII Shipwreck with Over 1,000 Allied POWs is 'Extraordinary'

A team of explorers has found the sunken Japanese ship Montevideo Maru, which 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. The wreck was located after a 12-day search at a depth of over 4000 meters off Luzon island in the South China Sea. There will be no efforts to remove artifacts or human remains out of respect for the families of those who died.

via Military.com|
#allied-pows#australia#history
world-history2 years ago

WWII shipwreck with over 1,000 Allied POWs discovered.

The Montevideo Maru, a Japanese merchant ship carrying over 1,000 Allied prisoners of war, was torpedoed by a US submarine in 1942 off the coast of the Philippines. It was Australia's largest maritime wartime loss. The wreck was recently found by a team of explorers using an autonomous underwater vehicle. No efforts will be made to remove human remains and artifacts out of respect for the families of those who died.

via New York Post |
#allied-pows#australia#montevideo-maru
history2 years ago

Discovery of WW2 shipwreck with over 1000 Allied POWs brings closure to families after 81 years.

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.

via NPR|
#allied-pows#australia#history
history2 years ago

WWII shipwreck with over 1000 Allied POWs found in South China Sea

A team of explorers has discovered the wreck of the Montevideo Maru, a 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. The wreck was located at a depth of over 4000 meters using an autonomous underwater vehicle. The Silentworld Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to maritime archaeology and history, took part in the mission together with Dutch deep-sea survey specialists Fugro and Australia's Defense Department.

via The Associated Press|
#allied-pows#australia#history
history2 years ago

Australia discovers sunken WWII ship carrying Australian POWs after 81 years.

The wreck of the Montevideo Maru, a Japanese transport ship that sank off the Philippines in July 1942, killing nearly 1,000 Australian troops and civilians, has been found by deep-sea explorers. The ship was torpedoed by a US submarine, unaware that it was carrying prisoners of war captured in Papua New Guinea. The wreck was located by an autonomous underwater vehicle at a depth of more than 4,000m. The wreck will not be disturbed, and human remains or artefacts will not be removed.

via BBC|
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history2 years ago

WWII shipwreck of 1,000 Australians found after 81 years.

The wreck of the SS Montevideo Maru, a Japanese transport ship sunk by a US submarine in 1942 killing nearly 1,000 Australian prisoners of war onboard, has been located by deep-sea explorers. The vessel was found at a depth of more than 4 km. The sinking of the Montevideo Maru was Australia’s worst maritime disaster, killing an estimated 979 Australian citizens including at least 850 soldiers. The long-awaited find comes ahead of April 25 commemorations for Anzac Day, a major day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand for their troops killed in all military conflicts.

via Al Jazeera English|
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