Shipwrecks
The Montevideo Maru
Sunk 1942 · South China Sea, off Luzon, Philippines
FoundThe prize. Australia's worst maritime loss
Where. South China Sea, off Luzon, Philippines
Status. Found
Where. South China Sea, off Luzon, Philippines
Status. Found
The account
A Japanese transport packed with Australian prisoners was torpedoed in 1942, the nation's worst sea disaster; her wreck was found off Luzon in 2023.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at South China Sea, off Luzon, Philippines; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
- What is there: Australia's worst maritime loss.
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