Japan's WWII tanker lies on seabed off Palau island

The wreckage of an oil replenishment ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy lies at a depth of 26 meters in waters 8 kilometers off Koror Island in the western Pacific republic of Palau on March 23, 2015. Coral has formed at the top of a gun at the stern of the ship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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