August 2025 IANTD Divers in conjunction with the MAAV and PDS place anodes on iron wreck for preservation. City of Launceston is one of the most preserved wrecks world wide for a vessel of its age. .The SS City of Launceston was a 368-ton iron steamship that sank in Port Phillip Bay on November 19,…
The Carlisle, an 1890 iron barque, sank in Bass Strait on August 6, 1890, after hitting an uncharted rock near Crocodile Rock. Traveling from Melbourne to Newcastle in ballast, the 23 crew abandoned ship and survived. The wreck was rediscovered in 2017 by the CSIRO’s research vessel Investigator. Scientists scanning the bottom of Bass Strait…
The SS Vicky (originally known as the Caldare) departed Sydney on June 22, 1956, bound for Melbourne to tow a dredge. While navigating a severe storm off Wilsons Promontory, a faulty valve disabled the ship’s engine, causing her to lose steam. The vessel subsequently took on water, listed, and capsized. The SS Vicky is a…
Divers have uncovered the wreckage of the City of Hobart, which sank off the eastern Victorian coast in 1877. Surveyors scanning the seabed for a proposed offshore wind farm site helped locate the wreckage. What’s next? The site will be preserved and is protected under federal heritage laws. On July 21, 1877, an iron steamer…
In October 2017 IANTD members visited the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey to visit the wrecks at Anzac including German wrecks in the Dardanelles channel. Land based monuments to honor the memory of those who served .One of the wrecks pictured was a small barge used to ferry donkeys and small Artillery pieces to the troops…
As we soared above the scattered south Pacific islands, pristine coral reefs and tropical coconut plantations, I couldn’t help imagining what this magnificent island paradise was like 60 years ago. With Aircraft patrolling the skies, carrier ships and destroyers keeping a watchful eye on the coast line, hangers, tented basses and hospitals along with thousands…
Although not a ship wreck , this story is about the sad demise of one of the handful of Australian made Fairmile B’s . In June 2015 after a fruitless search for a new owner the Challenger was broken up for scrap. After receiving damage to her keel her owners decided to let her go….
This ship in extremely good condition is dived by experienced divers using a redundant gas supply .Dives are run on regular basis from Eagle hawk dive center .https://eaglehawkdive.com.au Due to the ravages of time the stern section is showing signs of collapse as of 2025. Technical Dives are also run to the SS Tasman. IANTD…
IANTD dives this wreck on an annual basis through Aquability Mentone .These trips are organized through IANTD Instructor Trainer Mark Ryan. https://aquability.com.au The Lake Illawarra was a steel, single screw, steam turbine motor vessel bulk carrier. The Lake Illawarra sank after running into and demolishing part of the Tasman Bridge that crossed the Derwent River…
The Booya was three masted Scooner built in 1917. It sank in Darwin Harbour during devastating Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Eve in 1974, taking the lives of all five people on board. The intact wreck was located in October 2003 in 22 meters of water. Tied up at Fort Hill Wharf on Christmas Eve 1974,…