American Navy destroyer sunk in World War II discovered
- A group of civilian divers located the Mannert L. Abele, an American destroyer sunk off Okinawa in 1945.
- The ship was sunk by kamikaze attacks that killed 84 sailors.
- The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by the Japanese Ohka rocket-powered suicide bomb.
- The Navy considers the site a war grave and will leave the wreck undisturbed.
- The discovery provides closure for families of the lost sailors.