Mysterious Undocumented Vehicle Found in Wreckage of WWII Ship

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants YOU—to help identify a car that evidently sank to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean with the USS Yorktown in 1942. A NOAA-led team spotted the previously unknown car (pictured above) during a recent dive to the wreck, which hadn’t been known to be carrying a vehicle. In June 1942, Yorktown was stricken by Japanese vessels, including the aircraft carrier Hiryu and the submarine I-168, during the Battle of Midway—a naval battle that marked a critical turning point in the war for the Allies. “In a battle as intense as Midway, the fury and frenzy of the fight and the scale of death and destruction meant that not every aspect or detail of what happened is in the history books,” said James Delgado, a lead scientist on a 2023 mission to the site, in a NOAA release. “These dives, once unimaginable, into the deepest parts of the ocean add to that record, as well as connecting postwar generations to those who fought this pivotal battle in ... Read full article.