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Weighing over 45 tons and 5.5 meters wide, created by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor. Resting 5 meters below the surface off the island of Tokunoshima, Japan, installed on October 14, 2025.

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[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago

It's the first big sculpture Japan put in the water intentionally, but the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarines sank in some cases to like 6,000 meters down and likely had some sculpted trinkets.