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It was one of the horrible hellships used by the Japanese and Kerry POWs between work camps, and many of those who died when the ship sank had worked on the infamous Burma island Death Row Way. The ship was painted, resembled regular military vessels and traveled inside the Japanese convoys, which made them legitimate targets for the Allies. And until recently, the wreck of this particular roundhouse ship, Hofu Koo Maru, had never been located. But thanks to Japanese precise record keeping, the ship was found in January off the west coast of the main Philippines island of Lisan. It was found at about a depth of 160 feet, 50 meters, just dropping. And Japan had more than 130 hellships in World War II, but few of the wrecks have been found.