Sunken WWII ship with 1,000+ POWs found by explorers
There will be no efforts to remove artifacts or human remains out of respect for the families of those who died.
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There will be no efforts to remove artifacts or human remains out of respect for the families of those who died.
Explorers announced they found a WWII ship that was sunk in 1942, resulting in Australia's largest maritime wartime loss of 1,080 lives.
The Japanese ship Montevideo Maru wasn't marked as carrying POWs, and on July 1, 1942, a U.S. submarine fired four torpedoes, sinking the vessel in less than 10 minutes.
The Japanese ship Montevideo Maru wasn't marked as carrying POWs, and on July 1, 1942, a U.S. submarine fired four torpedoes, sinking the vessel in less than 10 minutes.
The Japanese ship Montevideo Maru wasn't marked as carrying POWs, and on July 1, 1942, a U.S. submarine fired four torpedoes, sinking the vessel in less than 10 minutes.