The Montevideo Maru, which sank in 1942 after being attacked by an American submarine, has been found in the depths of the South China Sea, putting an end to the search for the wreckage and remnants of Australia’s largest maritime disaster.
More than 1,060 people died, including 979 Australians, when a US submarine attacked a Japanese-flagged ship without knowing who was inside. On board were Japanese soldiers, prisoners of war and civilians from 14 countries.
The Silentworld Foundation said this Saturday in a statement that the team, backed by Fugro, a deep-sea exploration company, and the Australian Department of Defense, scoured the seabed for more than two weeks before finding the wreckage.
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