After 80 years of searching authorities have finally recovered the wreckage of SS Montevideo Maru shipwreck in the South China Sea. Allies sank the ship in 1942 during World War II, drowning more than 800 Australian prisoners of war and civilians. 7NEWS at 6pm. More local news: 7news.com.au/news/sydney #SSMontevideoMaru #MontevideoMaru #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney

The Hell Ship That Became a Living Nightmare, Ōryoku Maru In December 1944, the unmarked transport Ōryoku Maru carried over 1,600 POWs from Manila—only to be bombed near Subic Bay by aircraft from USS Hornet. The sinking was just the beginning: executions, starvation, and further attacks followed, leaving only 403 survivors by war’s end. | The Reliable Narrator