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…
This ship in extremely good condition is dived by experienced divers using a redundant gas supply .
The HMAS Perth sunk along with the USS Houston during a battle in 1942 are unprotected from salvage . Below Indonesian salvage of a WW2 Dutch submarine .It is feared our ship may endure the same fate unless agreement can be made with the Indonesian Government . The Perth was found in 1968 at a…
Sydney as she now rests at 2468 Meters in the Indian ocean off the west coast of Australia. All of her crew were lost in the encounter .She was eventually found by using the diary account of the Captain of the Kormoran which gave an approximate location as a starting point to find both ships…
Sinking of the Centaur The Centaur, 2/3rd Australian Hospital Ship, was a motor passenger ship converted in early 1943 for use as a hospital ship. In November 1941 it had rescued survivors of the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran after it had sunk and been sunk by HMAS Sydney. On 12 May 1943 the Centaur sailed…
Gallipoli ship mystery laid to rest By Melissa Fyfe June 6, 2005 Members of the Southern Ocean Exploration dive group explore the shipwreck of TSS Kanowna, which sank off Wilsons Promontory in 1929 after striking a rock. Members of the Southern Ocean Exploration dive group explore the shipwreck of TSS Kanowna, which sank off Wilsons…
The outcome of the exercise was the main hull and the stern section (that became detached during the lift) were relocated into deeper water.One wonders if this technology is possible with the raising of the Australian WW1 sub the AE2 in the sea off Turkey.The AE2 was a major contributing factor in the Gallipoli campaign.
By Coral Divers (Suzie Lack / Sash Muller) The “Darwin Princess” was a ferry plying the harbour between Darwin city and Mandorah in 1974 when Cyclone Tracy struck. The young skipper Raymond Curtain, decided to take her to sea, to try to keep her safe from the rising storm surge and huge seas, during the…