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When the SS Tilawa was torpedoed northwest of the Maldives by a Japanese submarine in 1942, there were 678 survivors and 280 casualties

12 October 2022 - 20:46
By Prega Govender

The SS Tilawa was torpedoed northwest of the Maldives by a Japanese submarine in 1942. There 678 survivors, 280 people drowned

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