During the Pacific War, two requisitioned ships of the previous Japanese military that sank off the coast of the Truk Islands within the Federated States of Micronesia (now the Chuuk Islands) have been to endure a diving survey to gather the stays. It would be the first time in about 5 years {that a} challenge to gather stays left at sea might be held abroad.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, about 3,000 ships, together with ships of the previous Japanese military and transport ships recruited from the non-public sector, have been sunk within the Pacific War, however the stays of solely about 670 individuals have been collected.
On the opposite hand, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare introduced a brand new plan three years in the past, stating, “We will actively collect information about the remains of some 300,000 people still left in the sea, and if it is technically possible, we will detain them.” However, because of the unfold of the brand new corona an infection, all abroad assortment of stays was suspended.
However, final month, permission was acquired from the Federated States of Micronesia, so the survey crew departed on the seventh, and from the eleventh of this month, it was determined to conduct surveys off the Truk Islands.
It would be the first time in about 5 years {that a} survey might be carried out to gather stays abroad.
Specifically, divers will dive into the Shinkuni Maru and Kiyosumi Maru, requisition ships of the previous Japanese military, which have sunk to a depth of about 30 meters, to seek for stays.
The survey might be carried out for 4 days, and if the stays are discovered, they are going to be collected as early as summer time.
We are additionally investigating different ships which are sunk close by.