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The Tragedy of the Montevideo Maru

Available on DVD at www.schindler.com.au One of the trailers produced for this documentary which tells the harrowing story of sacrifice and suffering endured by Australian, British and American prisoners when their Japanese prison ships known as "Hell ships" was sunk during the Pacific War. One such ship was the high speed POW “hell ship” Montevideo Maru which was pursued into the South China Sea by American submarine USS Sturgeon. The submarine crew has no way of knowing that this ship is in fact a floating prison with over 1,000 Australian POW’s and civilian internees locked in the holds. There are accurate re-enactments of the sinking and other incidents which led to this tragic event . Witnesses recount the horrific events publicly for the first time. These include the only Japanese crew member alive today who survived the ordeal and a submarine crew member who witnessed through the periscope the sinking of the Montevideo Maru through his periscope . Not one of the over 1000 Australian prisoners in the hold survived in Australia’s greatest ever maritime tragedy. More than 20 prison ships were sunk by "friendly fire" during the Pacific War. Full documentary with over one hour of bonus material available on DVD at www.schindler.com.au