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SS Montevideo Maru wreck found
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:34 am
by Craiglxviii
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65356496.amp
The wreck of the Montevideo Maru, carrying 1000 Australian POWs, has been found off the Philippines. She was torpedoed in 1942.
RIP lads.
Re: SS Montevideo Maru wreck found
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:37 am
by Lordroel
Now lets hope she remains a wreck and does not end up being scrapped as have several maritime wrecks in the area.
Re: SS Montevideo Maru wreck found
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:37 pm
by brutus
Now lets hope she remains a wreck and does not end up being scrapped as have several maritime wrecks in the area.
The ship is too deep to scrap. It lies about 4,000 meters down.
Re: SS Montevideo Maru wreck found
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:18 pm
by Lordroel
brutus wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:37 pm
Now lets hope she remains a wreck and does not end up being scrapped as have several maritime wrecks in the area.
The ship is too deep to scrap. It lies about 4,000 meters down.
Sadly, never say never to those who want to.
Re: SS Montevideo Maru wreck found
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:49 pm
by M.Becker
Lordroel wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:18 pm
brutus wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:37 pm
Now lets hope she remains a wreck and does not end up being scrapped as have several maritime wrecks in the area.
The ship is too deep to scrap. It lies about 4,000 meters down.
Sadly, never say never to those who want to.
Completely uneconomical, maybe even if pre Hiroshima steel is worth as much as silver.