Surprise in Japan: they found a car at the bottom of the sea

From the earthquake and after tsunami who shook Japan in 2011 its effects are still visible. In the last days a car found at the bottom of the sea and he demonstrated the strength of this natural phenomenon which killed more than 15,000 people.

The vehicle, owned by Yasushi Komatsu, lay in the depths of the ocean and was seen by a group of divers who carried out their usual exercises near the fishing port of Ofunato, in the northeast of the country, according to the Japanese agency Kyodo News.

According to the account of the driver of the vehicle, on the day of the tsunami he drove to his parents’ house and as soon as he parked he was surprised by the water. Komatsu also said that at this time another car and the family home they were carried away by the violent advance of the sea.

This is a Volkswagen Golf, whose patent was found last January and by comparing this data with recent images, it was recognized by the owner. “These are custom-made wheels from Volkswagen Motors. It’s definitely my car, ”Komatsu said.

The discovery took place at 18 meters below sea level And, according to the images captured by the divers, the vehicle is already part of the aquatic ecosystem: it is covered with algae and different species of fish and molluscs are lodged in its structure.

For this reason, and because there are no plans to tow or surface, Komatsu said it would be necessary diving course to be able to see personally what was his old vehicle before the natural disaster.

The earthquake that hit Japan, and was felt on several coasts of the Pacific, was of magnitude 9.1 on the Richter scale and caused waves of up to 40 meters.

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