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Japanese warships sunk at Battle of Midway seen in new underwater footage

2023-09-21 98 Dailymotion

Remains from one of the most important naval conflicts of the Second World War have been revealed by a new ocean-bed study of ships sunk in the Battle of Midway.<br /><br />Historians say the battle between Japanese and US warships in the Pacific Ocean in 1942 was a turning point in the war which Nazi-allied Tokyo never recovered from.<br /><br />Now, spectacular new video footage has revealed how some of the ships sunk in the conflict are still in remarkable condition more than 80 years later.<br /><br />The images were captured during a five-day study by a team of experts from Japan and the US near Midway Island earlier this month.<br /><br />Crystal clear footage shows the Imperial aircraft carrier Akagi for the first time with its weaponry still intact more than 16,000 feet under the sea.<br /><br />A second Japanese aircraft carrier, Kaga, was also shown in the video.

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