MANILA, Sept. 23 -- A Philippine dredging barge dug out a vintage tank, believed to have been used by the United States troops during the World Word II, from the Manila Bay, coastguard officials said Wednesday.
A coastguard inspects a World War II tank, a Sherman M4-A1, which was found in Manila Bay September 23, 2009. The M4-A1 tank was recovered by a company dredging the coastal areas to clean up Manila bay on September 19, 2009.
Coast Guard commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said the ShermanM4-A1 Tank was found on Sept. 19 off Baseco port in Manila, two months after a Japanese canon was recovered from almost the same area.
Coast Guard officials described the car-size tank, as rusty, full of mud and its gun at the top missing and said they have informed the historians to determine the identity of the tank.
"It's a good find. Historically, it benefits us," Tamayo said. "We are safeguarding it but we have informed the National Historical Institute about it."
The Philippine archipelago was one of the fiercely-fought battle-fields of U.S. and Japanese forces during the World War II.
A coastguard inspects a World War II tank, a Sherman M4-A1, which was found in Manila Bay September 23, 2009. The M4-A1 tank was recovered by a company dredging the coastal areas to clean up Manila bay on September 19, 2009.
A coastguard jumps off a World War II tank, a Sherman M4-A1, which was found in Manila Bay September 23, 2009. The M4-A1 tank was recovered by a company dredging the coastal areas to clean up Manila bay on September 19, 2009.
(Xinhua)
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