World War II Shipwreck Found After Sinking With 1,000 POWs Onboard

The SS Montevideo Maru has been found in the South China Sea.

After sinking more than 80 years ago, the Japanese prisoner of war ship SS Montevideo Maru has finally been found by Australian search teams. Australian deputy prime minister Richard Marles confirmed that the ship was found in the South China Sea, where it sank in July 1942 with 1,060 prisoners of war onboard.

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According CNN, the Montevideo Maru was discovered off the coast of the Luzon island in the Philippines at a depth of more than 13,000 feet. CNN reports:

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News of the ship’s discovery was shared on Twitter over the weekend by the Australian deputy PM, who said in a video message that locating the sunken ship brought to a close “one of the most tragic chapters in Australia’s maritime history.”