Plucked from a watery grave
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The US submarine Sealion sank the Rakuyo Maru, a Japanese merchant ship, in 1944. No one on board the Sealion knew the Japanese ship was carrying over 1,000 British and Australian prisoners of war. Former junior officer Joe Bates filmed the rescue and showed it in 1999 to surviving Australians.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 1999
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Some criminals' transformation to celebrities is narrated. Criminals have achieved fame and fortune through books and movies of their misdeeds, brought out to satisfy the curiosity of the public.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2006
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