Date24-Oct-1944
TypeSea Disaster
Location225 miles east of Hong Kong
ActivityJapanese POW ship Arisan Maru with 1800 American prisoners of war on board bound for slave labor camps was torpedoed by an American submarine
InjuryMost of the men drowned & some were taken by sharks. Only only nine men survived
VictimMale
Time>17h30
Sourceinternet (multiple)
Shark Data Lab