WWII shipwrecks revealed in historic survey of Ironbottom Sound

WWII shipwrecks revealed in historic survey of Ironbottom Sound

After 22 days above and below the sea, the Maritime Archaeology of Guadalcanal expedition (NA173) concluded its comprehensive and historic surveys of the infamous Ironbottom Sound — and the results are stunning.Led by Ocean Exploration Trust aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus, live video available for everyone around the world captured more than a dozen vessels lost during the Solomon Islands campaign of 1942, imaging four ships for the first ti…

Japanese WWII destroyer Teruzuki wreck found off Guadalcanal after 83 years

In a remarkable deep-sea discovery, an international research team has located the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki, sunk in 1942 during one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. The wreck, over 2,600 feet (800 meters) beneath the surface in the waters of the Solomon Islands, was located and explored using remotely […]