They find a sunken ship in World War II in which prisoners died

Deep-sea explorers announced Saturday they had located the wreckage of the Japanese transport ship Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed during the Second World War nearly Philippines and in which more than 1,000 prisoners, mostly Australians, died.

The ship, sunk on July 1, 1942 by a US submarine whose crew was unaware it was carrying prisoners of war, was found more than four kilometers deep, the maritime archeology group said in a statement. Silentworld Foundationwho organized the mission.

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The sinking of the Montevideo Maru it was Australia’s worst maritime disaster with the deaths of 979 of its nationals, of whom 850 were soldiers.

Civilians from 13 other countries were also on board, the Foundation said, bringing the total number of prisoners to 1,060.

“Finally, the resting place for the lost souls of the Montevideo Maru It has been found”commented the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.

“We hope that today’s news brings some comfort to loved ones who have had a long vigil.”he added.

Scouts began searching for the wreck on April 6 in the south china seanorthwest of the Philippine island of Luzon, and managed to sight it 12 days later using high-tech equipment, such as an underwater sonar vehicle.

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Source: Elcomercio

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