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A scuba diver discovers the remains of battle dead inside the Shinkoku Maru oil vessel in the Federated States of Micronesia on Sunday.
16:49 JST,October 23, 2023
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA– The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Sunday evaluated a Japanese vessel sunk throughout the Pacific War for human remains to be recovered, off Chuuk Lagoon, previouslyTruk Lagoon The shallows is currently component of the Chuuk State of the Federated States of Micronesia.
The survey was motivated by a federal government plan of proactively accumulating info regarding undersea remains of battle dead.
During the battle, the Imperial Japanese Navy had a base upon the atoll for itsCombined Fleet The base and Japanese ships were struck by united state warship onFeb 17 and 18, 1944. Some 40 Japanese ships were sunk.
Surveying of the ships was …