UK-based broadcaster Kash Kumar Solanki and his son Emile, who have been trying to locate the survivors of the 1942 tragedy, have been contacted by the son of the third survivor, Chotoo Khoosal (98). ...

On 23 November 1942, the S.S. Tilawa en route from Bombay India, to Durban South Africa, was tragically sunk by two torpedoes fired from a Japanese Imperial Army submarine during World War II. The ...

In 1942, a ship carrying more than 950 passengers from India to East Africa was sunk by Japanese torpedoes. Ben Henderson speaks to the last two known survivors. Show more On 23 November 1942, in the ...

Finders keepers might apply in real life for things that are of little value, but when it comes to actual treasures, the kind worth dozens of millions, it no longer holds true. The same goes for the ...

With the support of the Maritime Mumbai Museum Society (MMMS), we were able to organise the first ever commemoration to officially acknowledge the tragedy, and memorialise the loss of 280 lives. The ...