When the uncrewed ocean-mapping drone DriX revealed a ship-shaped object in the depths of Iron Bottom Sound in the Solomon Islands, it was just the start of a discovery that would rewrite World War II naval history.
Remote-operated vehicles examined the wreck, and maritime archaeologists eventually identified it as the fallen World War II-era Japanese destroyer Teruzuki.
Due to the Japanese navy's wartime secrecy, the pictures of the Teruzuki wreck are the first images ever publicly shared of the vessel. What these images reveal about the Teruzuki and how it reached its grim fate has rewritten history.
To see this historic discovery in detail and hear our interview with the crew of the Exploration Vehicle Nautilus, which made the discovery, check out the video in this article.