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The shipwreck of the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history has been discovered over 80 years since the tragic incident occurred.
The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was located after a 12-day search at a depth of over 13,120 feet off Luzon island in the South China Sea.
Those killed included 1,080 people from 14 nations.
The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was located after a 12-day search in the South China Sea.
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 Australia's largest maritime wartime loss with a total of 1,080 lives. WWII Finds: Explorers Find Sunken Japanese Ship on Which 1,000 Allied POWs Died During World War 2.