Wreckage of ship found 81 years ago, 1000 prisoners of World War II were on board, know the whole matter

In 1942, a Japanese submarine was sunk by a torpedo attack by an American submarine.

World wars have given deep wounds to this world. One of them is the Japanese transport ship 'Montevideo Maru' of World War II. In 1942, a Japanese submarine was sunk by a torpedo attack by an American submarine. At the time of the incident, there were more than 1,000 Allied prisoners aboard the ship. It is said that all died due to drowning. Now in a historic event, the wreckage of 'Montevideo Maru' has been discovered in the South China Sea. According to

one report , most of the collaborator prisoners who died in the sinking of 'Montevideo Maru' were Australians. Attempts to find the wreckage of the Japanese ship had been going on for several decades and last week there was a big breakthrough. Silentworld Foundation, a non-profit organization, played an important role in this search. 

Silentworld co-ordinated the entire mission with the help of the Australian Department of Defence. The mission was also supported by the Montevideo Maru Society , which was formed by relatives of the shipwrecked prisoners. Several more teams were also involved in the mission and had been researching for years where to search for the ship. 

After long research, the search team started focusing on an area in the sea. On 6 April, the team started scanning the area with the help of multibeam sonar equipment. The wreckage was found on 18 April at a depth of approximately 13,100 feet (4,000 m) in the South China Sea after a search of nearly 12 days. The control of this area is with the Philippines. According to the report, after comparing the images of the wreckage and the blue print of the ship, it was confirmed that the wreckage is of the same Japanese ship, which was destroyed and sunk by the American submarine attack.  

Researchers say that this discovery shows that even today living people have respect for their deceased relatives. Most of the 1,054 prisoners aboard the ship were Australians. A total of 850 soldiers, sailors and aviators were on board. It is said that the American submarine was unaware that the ship was carrying prisoners. The submarine fired at least four torpedoes at the Japanese ship. One shot hit and the ship was sunk in just 11 minutes.