World War II ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs found in South China Sea
A Japanese World War II ship from 1942 has been discovered off of Luzon island in the South China Sea.
Source: gazette.com
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Japanese WW2 ship found off Philippines held POW
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.
Source: ctvnews.ca
Explorers Find WWII Ship Sunk With Over 1,000 Allied POWs
There will be no efforts to remove artifacts or human remains out of respect for the families of those who died.
Source: military.com
Explorers find WWII ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs
The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was located after a 12-day search at a depth of over 4000 meters off Luzon island in the South China Sea
Source: staradvertiser.com
Explorers find a World War II ship that was sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard
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.
Source: wsiu.org