According to the NSW Maritime Department, 1800 ships have been wrecked off the NSW coast and only 10% have been found.
In January 1972 four vehicular ferries were being towed up the east coast to be broken up for scrap in the Philippines. The Kooroongaba sank off Crowdy Head, NSW. Then on January 9th the other three ferries broke their moorings and were washed ashore on Main Beach at South West Rocks. They were not salvaged but the Sydney Queen (originally known as Kalang) which had finished its life as a harbour show boat was set ablaze to stop looters.
Today the Koondooloo can be found almost engulfed by sand dunes and the Lurgurena has three pieces of ironwork visible above the waves. It would take a keener eye than mine to spot the last two pieces of the old Sydney Queen.
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So many shipwrecks scattered along our coastline. Fascinating history everywhere.
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There are many shipwrecks along the South African coast – reported as being over 2 500 1500. Of course many of those very early ones are well submerged, but there are a number – especially more recent ones – that haunt the coastline. I find them fascinating to look at.
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Sailing in those days before lighthouses must have been terrifying. Our southern coast was our worst. Those ships bringing early settlers would pick up the Roaring Forties after they left Cape Town to be pushed across to Australia, ‘plain sailing’ as the saying goes….until they met the many islands north of Tasmania. It was called ‘threading the needle’. Enjoy those beach walks.
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This is so interesting 🙂
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We live in an amazing world, don’t we?
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