The Montevideo Maru, a Japanese merchant ship that sank during World War II while carrying more than 1,000 Allied prisoners of war, has been discovered off the coast of the Philippines.
The ship was torpedoed on July 1, 1942, by a US submarine, whose crew were unaware that prisoners were onboard. The loss of the ship was Australia’s largest maritime wartime loss, with a total of 1,080 lives.
The wreck was found 13,120 feet below sea level, deeper than the Titanic, following a 12-day search using an autonomous underwater vehicle with sonar.
The Silentworld Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to maritime archaeology and history, participated in the mission with Dutch deep-sea survey specialists Fugro and Australia’s Defense Department.
No human remains or artifacts will be removed out of respect for the families of those who died.
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