article_snippet: Allen said that Allen superyacht, the MY Octopus, had found the wreck at a depth of around 1 kilometer (3,281 feet).
article_snippet: A statement released by Vulcan, Allen's company, said that the team combined historical data with advanced technology to narrow the search area, and that Allen had "commissioned a hypsometric bathymetric survey of the ocean floor to determine the terrain" before searching the area with a Bluefin autonomous underwater vehicle.
article_snippet: I was really surprised because the location of the ship has never been identified since the location of the sunken ship went down.
article_snippet: I have heard countless stories in the past that the ship was discovered, but they all turned out not to be true."
article_snippet: Todaka said Allen's team had been in contact with the museum about the ship's potential location and the ship expedition.
article_snippet: It's a wonderful discovery, if It's true, as we have long been looking for the battleship," Todaka said.
article_snippet: Todaka added that images of the entire body of the ship will be needed to be 100% sure that the discovery is indeed the Musashi.
article_snippet: The Vulcan statement added that Allen's team is "mindful of the responsibility related to the wreckage of the Musashi as a war grave and intend to work with the Japanese government to ensure the site is treated respectfully and in accordance with Japanese traditions.