A recent underwater expedition conducted by NOAA led to a surprising find: an entire vintage car parked inside the wreck of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown.
The vehicle was found on April 19, 2025, inside the hangar deck of the ship, which sank during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.
The wreck lies more than three miles below the surface, about 1,300 miles northwest of Honolulu, in the waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
This discovery happened during NOAA Ocean Exploration’s ongoing 28-day mission aboard the research vessel Okeanos Explorer, focused on exploring deep-sea areas and historical wrecks using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).
As the ROV crew carefully navigated into Yorktown’s hangar via the number three aircraft elevator shaft, they came across a vehicle resting upright.
It had flared fenders, shiny chrome
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