Off the coast of Brazil found fragments of a sunken ghost ship from the Second World War, writes Daily Mail.

We are talking about the Brazilian vessel Vital de Oliveira, which was sunk by the German submarine in 1944. Then 100 people out of 270 crew members were killed. The fragments were discovered by the Brazilian Navy off the coast of Rio de Janeiro when the divers noticed a gun on the seabed.

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Now it is officially confirmed that the fragments of the ship belong to Vital de Oliveira.

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In 1931, the Vital de Oliveira ship was included in the Brazilian fleet, it was used to deliver military personnel and goods along the coast. During one of these raids, the enemy torpedo destroyed the ship.

Brazil entered the Second World War on August 22, 1942, declaring the war of Germany, Italy and Japan, after which she joined the allies on February 8, 1943, signing the United Nations Declaration.

Ultimately, Brazil became the military center for the United States, taking American planes that fought with the German army.

Even before the sunk ship found the Brazilian Navy, the fragments were discovered by a fisherman whose network caught on something on the seabed more than 10 years ago. After this, the Brazilian Navy was sent in search of deep -sea divers, which confirmed that the sunken ship was found.

Only last month, the sunken fragments managed to identify, after the inspection conducted the department of underwater archeology of the historical heritage of the Navy.

" This equipment is often used for hydrographic and archaeological studies, ”says a member of the search commission, captain-lieutenant Kaoo Caesar Pereira Demilio.

To mapping the seabed and detect sunken fragments, the search team used a multiple waterproofer. So the researchers determined the exact location of the ship. Further, with the help of a side view of the side review, which uses sound waves to create an image of a sea day, the corps and other elements of the sunken ship were visualized in detail.

All collected data will be used to create three -dimensional models of a sunken ship.

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The team also plans to send remotely controlled underwater vehicles (ROV) to the bottom of the ocean for studying the scene.

Recall, the American found a " The treasure hunter found a sunken ship, which went to the bottom in 1857 with 21 tons of gold nuggets and coins.