![]() ![]() ![]() The Sibuyan Sea, at the heart of the Philippines' central Visayas islands, covers busy shipping lanes and lies on the path of most tropical storms that cross the country from the Pacific Ocean.Īmerican warplanes sank the Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea on October 24, 1944, at the height of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, considered the largest naval encounter of World War II in which US and Australian forces defeated the Japanese. He said on Twitter he would soon post video of the ship's catapult and valve areas. "RIP (rest in peace) crew of Musashi, approximately 1,023 (lives) lost," Allen said in another tweet.Īllen also posted a photo of a valve from the wreckage, which he described as the "first confirmation" that it was of Japanese origin. The Octopus is also outfitted with an exploration submarine. The Octopus' remote operated probe Octo ROV located the Musashi on Monday, according to Allen's website. ![]() The American billionaire, who has also pursued space exploration, said his luxury yacht and exploration ship, the M/Y Octopus, found the Musashi one kilometre (1.6 miles) deep on the floor of the Sibuyan Sea. Map locating the Sibuyan Sea in the Philippines where Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says he has located Japan's biggest WWII battleshipĪllen posted a photo on Twitter on Tuesday of the World War II battleship Musashi's rusty bow, which bore the Japanese empire's Chrysanthemum seal. ![]()
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