The earthquake lifted the Japanese transport ships sunk during WWII from the seabed
In Japan, the skeletons of Japanese transport ships sunk during World War II near the island of Iwo Jima rose to the surface from the bottom of the sea. The reason for this was an earthquake off the coast.
According to the British publication The Daily Mail, a total of 24 transport ships surfaced, already called "ghost ships" in the press. Part of the hulls of these transports washed ashore, where they were photographed lying on volcanic ash.
According to available information, these transport vessels, owned by the Japanese the fleetwere captured by the Americans during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Later they were moved to the western part of the island, where they were used as a breakwater.
The battle for the volcanic island of Iwo Jima with an area of 23 square kilometers began on February 19, 1945 after the landing of three US Marine divisions: 3rd, 4th and 5th and lasted 37 days, ending with the victory of the Americans. At the time of the landing, the total Japanese garrison numbered 21 people, while in the first wave 060 thousand Americans went. On the territory of the island there were two Japanese military airfields and a radar station, and also stationed: the 13th Infantry Regiment, the 145th Division, the 109th tank regiment, 17th mixed infantry regiment, artillery brigade and additional anti-aircraft, mortar, cannon and machine-gun battalions. The forces of the Americans in total amounted to about 110 thousand marines.
The United States returned the island of Iwo Jima to Japan only in 1968, at present the Japanese Self-Defense Forces are located on it, access to civilians on the island is closed.
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