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Commissioner Dick Corbett, of Tampa, helped sponsor the expedition to find Japanese super-submarines from World War II.

 

'Hunt for the Samurai Subs' airs Tuesday; expedition supported by FWC Commissioner Corbett

November 16, 2009

Commissioner Dick Corbett, of Tampa, supported and participated in an expedition to find a group of Japanese super-submarines that were en route to attack a U.S. Navy base when World War II ended.

The National Geographic Channel will air the story Tuesday at 9 p.m. (EST), recounting the discovery of the extremely advanced aircraft-carrying submarines off the coast of Hawaii in 3,000 feet of water. Corbett was with the expedition team in a cramped and cold submersible when their searchlights unveiled the eerie sight of the Japanese Imperial Navy flag and then the massive I-14 Japanese submarine resting on its side in the sand.

Corbett said, "It was an exciting experience to actually view a page out of history and see these submarine-based airplanes poised for launch with their destructive bombs targeting cities in California."

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