Australia Worst Maritime Sinking - Boat Found after 81 years

[taiwan_girl]

Not sure if this was posted before

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The ship at the centre of the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history has been discovered more than 4,000 metres beneath the sea, 81 years after it sank.

It was torpedoed by an American submarine, which did not know it was carrying prisoners of war and civilians captured in Rabaul.

In total, about 1,060 prisoners were lost, including 850 service members and 210 civilians from 14 countries.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-22/montevideo-maru-wwii-shipwreck-found/102255384

[jon-nyc]

First I’ve heard of it. For those who didn’t click the link and are wondering why an American sub would torpedo an Australian ship, they didn’t. It was a Japanese ship.