SS Paringa
A project to find the SS Paringa lost off Wilsons Promontory in 1935 with all hands .SS Paringa was laid up in Port Adelaide until sold to Chinese interests in 1935 when her register as a British ship closed. Late December 1935, whilst towing the old tanker Vincas out of Western Port, the ships met a gale off Wilsons Promontory; when the line parted the Paringa disappeared in the darkness and apparently foundered in Bass Strait shortly after with a loss of five European officers and twenty six Chinese crew .The Vicas was washed ashore with no loss of her crew. In early 2015 it was planned to search for the missing Steamship Paringa lost in 1935.Because of the remote search area a number of two day trips are the option to be taken using our Survey vessel “Air View”.Alterntively we can run small fast boats from Port Albert. As of 2026 we are still doing regular trips to locate this lost ship. With the SS Hobart found in 2026 all efforts will be made now to try and locate the SS Paringa.
