ruxy Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/59036927 The crust must have heaved upwards ? ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Grundy Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Battleships ? Sunk by soldiers ? very poor reporting (but what do we expect nowadays..) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 27 minutes ago, Bob Grundy said: Battleships ? Sunk by soldiers ? very poor reporting (but what do we expect nowadays..) From this article, transports not battleships:- The smashed, sea-bleached wrecks are the remnants of transport vessels that were captured by the U.S. Navy and deliberately scuttled in the aftermath of the battle. As Iwo Jima had no port, the ships were sunk parallel to the shoreline to form a breakwater — shielding both weapons and troops from oncoming waves as they were unloaded onto the island, according to the US National Archives. https://www.livescience.com/iwo-jima-ghost-ships-resurface 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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