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The shipwreck of a Japanese aircraft carrier carrier for the first time in 80 years after being sunk by US troops during the Battle of Midway: explorers also examined the US carrier and Imperial Army battleship
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September 19, 2023
Deep sea explorers have obtained a large collection of three prominent shipwrecks from World War II's Battle of Midway in the Pacific Ocean. The photographs, which were taken hundreds of miles off the coast of Midway Atoll, halfway between the United States and Japan, are the first close-up photos of the Japanese aircraft carrier, the Akagi, which has not seen since 1942. The Ocean Exploration Trust, a non-profit group, conducted the underwater surveys using the Exploration Vessel Nautilus. During a mapping survey in 2019, the Akagi's location was first identified. In addition to the Akagi, the expedition team conducted the first comprehensive examination of the Japanese Imperial Navy's Kaga and the USS Yorktown. The USS Yorktown was first reported 25 years ago in 1998.