WWII shipwreck with over 1,000 Allied POWs discovered.
TL;DR
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.
Topics:worldworld-history#allied-pows#australia#montevideo-maru#underwater-exploration#world-history#wwii
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