Australian experts have found the wreckage of the Montevideo Maru, a ship that sank in the sea near the Philippines during World War II with more than 1,000 people on board. In July 1942, during the Second World War, the Japanese ship was sunk as a result of an American attack, killing more than 1,000 Australian soldiers and civilians, including 979 After the discovery of the wreckage, the technical specialist of the search team, Captain Roger Turner, while talking to the British Broadcasting Corporation, said that this ship is a war grave, it is a grave that deserves the utmost respect.
The Australian prime minister said the final resting place of those who sank with the Montodio Maru had finally been found, news that might give some relief to those who had searched for their loved ones for years.
The Silent World Foundation said it was an emotional moment to see the images of the ship's prisoner barracks in the deep sea. And 1089 people of 14 different nationalities including prisoners were on board.
According to the foundation, this ship was the burial place of more than 1,000 people, so finding it was very important to those families. It was an emotional affair.
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