Missing in actionThe hunt for the wreck of the Montevideo Maru

Tuesday May 6 07:00 AEST

PNG group backs hunt for Montevideo

By ninemsn staff | 6 May 2008

The Papua New Guinea Association of Australia has urged Kevin Rudd to commit to a search for the sunken warship Montevideo Maru.

Monday Apr 28 10:00 AEST

Support soars for Montevideo petition

By ninemsn staff | 28 Apr 2008

Floodgates of support and emotion have opened on ninemsn's national petition to find the Montevideo Maru.

Thursday Apr 24 10:00 AEST

Politicians' links to Montevideo sinking

By Andrea Jonson, Chief of Staff | 24 Apr 2008

Most Australians might never have heard of the Montevideo Maru and yet it touched the lives of two prominent Labor politicians.

Thursday Apr 24 00:00 AEST

Montevideo survivor recalls 'death cries'

By Max Uechtritz, Editor in Chief | 24 Apr 2008

Housed below deck in the holds, most Australians on the Montevideo Maru had no way to escape when it reared and sank in a matter of minutes.

Now it's the hunt for the Montevideo Maru

By Max Uechtritz, Editor in Chief | 24 Apr 2008

Australia's most enduring wartime mystery – and our greatest maritime disaster – may be a step closer to being solved with help from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

Online petition: Montevideo Maru

24 Apr 2008

If you believe Kevin Rudd's government should fund the search for the Montevideo Maru, add your name to our online petition.

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