Brazil
The Tutoya was sailing alone from Paranaguá to Santos, with 37 crew and 750 t of salted meat, coffee, potatoes, yerba mate and timber. In the early hours of 1 July 1943, after turning on its lights and identifying itself at the request of the German submarine U-513, it was torpedoed near the bridge, broke in two and sank quickly.
Before it was identified, the structure on the seabed was known to fishermen and locals and used as a sport fishing spot. Located from fishermen's directions, the ship was identified on 26 December 2025 by measuring its engines, boilers and rudder.
Today the hull lies broken in two parts, about 20 m apart, and both boilers and both triple-expansion steam engines remain in place. The starboard section where the wheelhouse stood is gone, probably due to the torpedo impact, and the rudder is still turned to starboard.
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