
The Lisbon Maru Rescue: Fishermen’s Courage Saves 384 British POWs
On the 80th anniversary of WWII victory, we remember how Zhoushan fishermen saved 384 British POWs when the Lisbon Maru sank in 1942. A tale of courage and compassion!
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On the 80th anniversary of WWII victory, we remember how Zhoushan fishermen saved 384 British POWs when the Lisbon Maru sank in 1942. A tale of courage and compassion!
Directors Guan Hu and Fang Li wore the same T-shirts revealing secret coordinates of Lisbon Maru wreck. Their films highlight WWII fishermen from Chinese mainland risking all to save British POWs.
Discover the daring 1942 rescue of British POWs by fishermen on Dongji Island, now immortalized in the new documentary Dongji Rescue.