tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680165506014942522024-03-05T12:49:54.267-08:00Steve's Shipwreck SiteThe "ER Sterling" on Genoa Bay (Taken by Therin Harold Truesdale in 1921)Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-87944898721159988322023-12-18T16:20:00.000-08:002023-12-18T16:20:14.597-08:00NEW SITES BEING USED FOR POSTS<p> Most new content is now being posted at the South Australian Archaeology Society's website at <a href="https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website">https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website</a> and Facebook page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/suhrsa/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/suhrsa/</a> . Further posts are being made to the website at <a href="https://mlssa.org.au/">Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc. – Understanding, enjoying and caring for our oceans (mlssa.org.au)</a>. Look for relevant categories such as Maritime History, Shipwrecks, Anchors, etc..</p>Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-14416667673430333672019-10-24T17:35:00.001-07:002019-10-24T17:35:42.975-07:00Two Japanese Aircraft Carriers found deep in the PacificAlthough I'm not keen on deep-water wrecks, the wreck of the Japanese aircraft carrier<i> Kaga</i> was discovered in October 2019. Another wreck thought to be either the Japanese aircraft carrier<i> Akagi</i> or the<i> Soryu</i> has been found almost 5 1/2km deep in the Pacific Ocean. The crew of deep-sea explorers looking for WW2 warships were using an autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with sonar when the found this latest carrier over 2000km NW of Pearl Harbor. The vessel is said to have gone down in the Battle of Midway.Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-14340326989700279112019-08-06T17:45:00.001-07:002019-08-06T17:45:37.180-07:00USS Grunion's bow has been discovered<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Segoe UI Bold;">According to the web page found at https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/uss-grunions-bow-is-discovered-off-the-coast-of-alaska-nearly-80-years-after-the-submarine-sunk-during-wwii/ar-AAFqQWJ?ocid=spartanntp , the Gato-class</span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "segoe wp" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI Bold;">submarine </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "segoe ui bold" , "segoe wp bold" , "segoe wp" , "segoe ui" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 44px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">USS Grunion's bow has been discovered off the coast of Alaska nearly 80 years after sinking during WWII
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The steam tug <i>Nyora</i>, sunk
about 50kms off of Cape Jaffa in 1917 whilst towing the schooner <i>Astoria</i>.
The <i>Nyora</i> was a single screw steamship built in 1909 by J.P. Rennoldson
& Sons in South Shields. Whilst owned by Huddart Parker & Co Pty. Ltd,
she foundered west of Kingston, SA after passing Kangaroo Island on a voyage to
the eastern states with the auxiliary schooner <i>Astoria</i> in tow. The
location for the wreck of the Nyora remained unknown until recently when Steve
Saville found it. Video footage can be found at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GqqHpfhmA8&feature=youtu.be"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GqqHpfhmA8&feature=youtu.be</span></a>
. See <a href="https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/sa-business-journal/tale-of-tragedy-and-survival-emerges-from-discovery-of-nyora-tugboat-shipwreck-in-south-australias-south-east/news-story/3f92308ad308266034afc999d6006ba9?fbclid=IwAR3zJHX1EFk4V66GhZlGDhxyUuGa5b2G1FtQkOYuoLZod8OAhlNYqcnux-Q"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/sa-business-journal/tale-of-tragedy-and-survival-emerges-from-discovery-of-nyora-tugboat-shipwreck-in-south-australias-south-east/news-story/3f92308ad308266034afc999d6006ba9?fbclid=IwAR3zJHX1EFk4V66GhZlGDhxyUuGa5b2G1FtQkOYuoLZod8OAhlNYqcnux-Q</span></a>
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Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-34836311561420485122018-10-15T21:20:00.000-07:002018-10-15T21:20:06.333-07:00The Wreck of the Guldax
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was wrecked (due to a captain’s error?) whilst she was anchored in Gulf St
Vincent, waiting to pull into port during early September 1887. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The 556-ton <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guldax</i> was 11 years old at the time. She had been built at
Lillesand, a municipality in Aust-Agden county, Norway by OP Knudsens Verft for
Krogh & Henschien in 1878. She had left Gottenburg, Sweden, on 17<sup>th</sup>
May 1887, bound for Melbourne. On 2nd September 1887, she was under sail just
off Normanville between the jetty and Gorge Creek. It is said that her crew had
underestimated the nature of the reefs in the area. She ran aground about ½
mile from shore, nearly one mile south-west of the Normanville jetty. The
assistant harbourmaster at Normanville beach reported by telegram to the marine
board that the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guldax </i>had anchored
very close inshore and that she was probably unable to get clear unless the
wind turned west. She was said to be making no signals and was deeply laden. A
later telegram stated, “barque ashore, two boats trying to land, all hands
appear to have left her, sea running high”. Her bow was firmly stuck on a reef
and the crew abandoned ship. The Port Adelaide Tug Company sent the steamer <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yatala</i> to her aid. With 11 ft of water
in her hold within a week, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guldax</i>
was lying on her side. One week later, she drifted closer to shore. Her
structure was severely damaged. The wreck was heavily salvaged at the time.</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-53789754089141111872018-10-09T02:57:00.002-07:002018-10-09T02:58:54.222-07:00Plans to scuttle HMAS Darwin off Tasmania<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">There are
plans to scuttle the decommissioned HMAS Darwin as a dive wreck off the East
Coast of Tasmania. There is, however, a group of people who are opposed to the
proposal.</span>Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-72180899787851916912018-10-09T02:55:00.001-07:002018-10-09T02:55:05.396-07:00The Wreck of the Hereward
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">A visit
to the Philip Kennedy Centre at Largs Bay a few years ago sparked my interest in
the wreck of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vivid</i>. It was there
that I discovered a painting of the vessel.</span></div>
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the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vivid</i>, however, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hereward</i> is not a South Australian
shipwreck. She was wrecked at Maroubra, NSW in 1898.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">According to the web page found at </span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/about-council/history/historic-places/shipwrecks"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/about-council/history/historic-places/shipwrecks</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> ,
“</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The
Hereward was a 1,513-ton, full-rigged iron clipper built in Glasgow in 1877. It
had a length of 254 feet, beam of 39 feet, and depth of 23 feet. The Hereward
was a trader to the colonies, making frequent trips from London to Sydney with
general cargo.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Her total wrecking in 1898 occurred in two separate incidents, with the
second incident breaking her in two.</span></div>
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to </span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/about-council/history/historic-places/shipwrecks"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/about-council/history/historic-places/shipwrecks</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> , “</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Its fateful last trip began in
the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya, bound for Newcastle to load coal for
South America. On 5 May 1898, the Hereward was battling up the New South Wales
coast in appalling weather, with wind velocities recorded up to 47 miles per
hour. The Hereward was flung towards the shore by the winds, and with sails
torn to shreds the captain, Captain Gore, was helpless to keep the vessel from
the shore. The Hereward had blown onto soft sand at the northern end of
Maroubra Beach, luckily avoiding two rocky reefs. The crew of 25 was brought
safely ashore, and a party of seamen made their way to the nearby Maroubra wool
scouring works to raise the alarm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“The ship
was insured for 6,000 pounds, and was sold a few months after being stranded
for 550 pounds to a Mr Cowlishaw, who bought the wreck for salvage. Despite
several enthusiastic attempts to refloat her, the Hereward ended up once more
stranded on the beach, with the waves finally managing to break her in two on 9
December 1898.”</span></div>
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page goes on to state, “As with other wrecks on this part of the coast,
thousands of sightseers made the long trek to the remote south of Sydney to
view the wreck. The wreck of the Hereward lay on Maroubra Beach for many years,
and by 1937 the only visible sign was a triangular shape above the water line.
In 1950, Randwick Council feared injury to surfers from the wreck and began
blasting the remnants. Further blasting in 1965, and by Navy divers in 1966 and
1967, has removed all trace of the Hereward.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">'Hereward': An iron clipper wrecked at northern end of
this beach between two reefs of rocks on 5th May 1898. No lives lost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">'Tekapo': A steamship wrecked on shallow reef at
southern end of this beach on 16th May 1899. No lives lost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">'Belbowrie': A coastal freighter ran aground on almost
same site as Tekapo on 16th January 1939. No lives lost.</span></div>
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'Hereward', a Glasgow built 1513 ton iron clipper, was a well-known trader to
the colonies frequently running between London and Sydney with general cargoes.</span></div>
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the night of 5th May the 'Hereward' was battling up the coast in gale force
winds. The ship's master, Captain Gore, estimated the ship to be about 70 miles
off the coast when a man on the bow spotted breakers. Unable to turn in the
rough conditions the ship bumped heavily shoreward onto soft sand between two
reefs of rock at the northern end of Maroubra Beach. As she showed no signs of
breaking up the crew determined not to leave her and prepared to wait out the
night until daylight. By 2.00am the weather cleared and a lifeboat was
launched. In three trips the entire crew of 25 were brought safely ashore.</span></div>
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'Hereward' lay on the beach for six months before salvage attempts commenced.
However, all attempts were doomed when storms thwarted salvage operations and
on 9th December 1898 the final demise of the 'Hereward' occurred when large
waves broke her in two.</span></div>
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many years the 'Hereward''s remains graced Maroubra Beach but by 1950 Randwick
Council, fearing injury to surfers, began blasting the remnants.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><u>According to the web page found at </u></span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereward_(ship)"><span style="margin: 0px;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereward_(ship)</span></a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> ,
“Hereward was a British trading vessel that travelled between Britain and her
colonies, especially between Sydney and London. It was shipwrecked on Maroubra
Beach, Sydney on Thursday 5 May 1898. The Hereward was wrecked while travelling
from Sourabaya, a port in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) to Newcastle
New South Wales where it was to have picked up a load of coal bound for South
America. While travelling north along the New South Wales coast on 5 May, it
encountered a large storm with wind speeds as high as 47 miles per hour (76
km/h). The winds destroyed the sails of the ship and blew it towards the shore
leaving the captain, Captain Gore, unable to avert the disaster. The Hereward
was forced onto the northern end of Maroubra Beach, however it avoided the two
rocky reefs present there. All 25 crew members were safely brought ashore and
made their way to the nearby wool scouring works to make the shipwreck known.
The ship had been insured by its owner for £6,000.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It goes on to state, “On 9 December 1898, (Mr.
Cowlishaw) attempted to refloat the Hereward. By pulling on the rope connected
to the anchor 300 metres (980 ft) out to sea and using steam winches on board,
he got the ship into 14 feet (4.3 m) of water. However, as the ship was nearly
free, a southerly gale blew up and pushed the Hereward back onto the beach
where it was battered by high seas and broken in two. The wreck was slowly
washed out to sea afterwards and by 1937 only a triangle dorsal fin was visible
above sea level. In 1950, Randwick Council feared of the danger that the
remains posed to surfers and swimmers and had the remains blasted such that by
1967 it appeared that there was nothing left of the ship. In recent times, on
various occasions, due to large swells and sweeping currents, large amounts of
sand had moved off the sea floor and had exposed extensive portions of the
Hereward which were once thought to be destroyed and lost forever. In March
2013 after large seas, extensive portions of the ship's metal hull, along with
mast and engine pieces were exposed to a greater extent than they ever had been
before. This provided an interesting and enjoyable snorkelling experience for
Maroubra locals and tourists alike.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><u>According to the web page found at </u></span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/southern-courier/hereward-shipwreck-cannon-brings-amazing-history-back-home-to-maroubra/news-story/b887cd6a9e59c4b5bf7e268b08bc5658"><span style="margin: 0px;">https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/southern-courier/hereward-shipwreck-cannon-brings-amazing-history-back-home-to-maroubra/news-story/b887cd6a9e59c4b5bf7e268b08bc5658</span></a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> ,
“A brass alloy cannon, probably used to deter pirates and recovered from an
1898 shipwreck off Maroubra beach, has been conserved and installed at a new
home, overlooking the wreck site. ….. and by 1967 it appeared that there was
nothing left of the ship. That was until March 2013 when extensive portions of
the ships metal hull, along with mast and engine pieces were exposed by large
seas. Recreational divers John Black, Paul and James Wright and the NSW Police
Diving Unit, in conjunction with the NSW Office of Environment & Heritage,
helped salvage the cannon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">“The Maroubra Seals Club Board authorised the cost of
restoration of the cannon and it was shipped over to the WA Museum Conservation
Laboratories in Fremantle. The restored cannon was then returned to Maroubra
for the first time in 117 years to be displayed in the foyer of the Seals Club.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A photo of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hereward</i>
beached at Maroubra can be found on page 50 of “Sail in the South” by Ronald
Parsons. The photo is one of the shipping photographs to be found in the
Edwardes Collection in the State Library of South Australia. Another photo can
be found opposite page 33 of “Sea Adventures and Wrecks on the NSW South Coast”
by Jack Loney. Details about the vessel are on pages 55-6. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The book provides further insight in to the attempted
recovery of the vessel on 9<sup>th</sup> December 1898: -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">“By steadily pulling on a cable connecting the vessel to
an anchor about 300 yards out to sea she was gradually worked seawards until
she stuck on a sand bar and resisted all efforts by two tugs to free her.
However, using steam winches the men on board freed her and had her riding in
14 feet of water when a southerly gale blew up. Being lightly laden the
HEREWARD tossed badly and eventually her cable parted and she drifted ashore
where she was battered by heavy seas, becoming a total wreck.”</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-36327908721420841442017-08-17T01:32:00.000-07:002017-08-17T01:32:34.723-07:00214th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Porpoise and the Cato
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Today is the 214th anniversary of the sinking of the 12-gun sloop HMS
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Porpoise</i> and the British armed cargo
ship <i>Cato. </i>Both<i> </i>were wrecked 450 miles
off of the Queensland coast on a remote coral reef on 17<sup>th</sup> August
1803. Matthew Flinders was a passenger on the HMS <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Porpoise </i>at the time. According to Wikipedia, Ben Cropp found the
wreck sites of the Cato and Porpoise at Wreck Reefs In 1965. The site has been
a protected area since April 1992. An expedition which included people from the
Australian National Maritime Museum visited the remains of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cato</i> in 2009.</div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-7717847837209637662017-08-07T23:55:00.001-07:002017-08-07T23:55:21.235-07:00STAR OF GREECE WRECK EXHIBITION
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The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Star of Greece</i> wreck exhibition is permanently
on display at the Willunga Courthouse Museum in South Australia. The exhibition displays some relics
from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Star of Greece</i> wreck that
are not normally seen. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Star of Greece</i>
sank off of Port Willunga, South Australia 129 years ago on 13th July 1888.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Entry to the
display is $5 each.</div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-35022826767449049822017-08-07T23:51:00.000-07:002017-08-07T23:51:47.403-07:00GREEK WARRIOR STATUES FOUND UNDERWATER
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In 1972, Stefano
Mariottini, then a chemist from Rome, discovered two bronze statues of male Greek
warriors. According to Wikipedia at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riace_bronzes"><span style="color: blue;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riace_bronzes</span></a>
, Stefano Mariottini “chanced upon the bronzes while snorkelling near the end
of a vacation at Monasterace. While diving some 200 metres from the coast of
Riace, at a depth of six to eight metres, Mariottini noticed the left arm of
statue A emerging from the sand. At first, he thought he had found a dead human
body, but on touching the arm he realized it was a bronze arm. Mariottini began
to push the sand away from the rest of statue A. Later, he noticed the presence
of another bronze nearby and decided to call the police. One week later, on
August 21, statue B was taken out of the water, and two days after that it was
the turn of statue A. No associated wreck site has been identified, but in the
immediate locality, which is a subsiding coast, architectural remains have also
been found.” Wikipedia says, “The Riace bronzes, also called the Riace
Warriors, are two full-size Greek bronzes of naked bearded warriors, cast about
460–450 BC that were found in the sea near Riace in 1972. The bronzes are
currently located at the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia in the southern
Italian city of Reggio Calabria, Italy. They are two of the few surviving
full-size ancient Greek bronzes (which were usually melted down in later
times), and as such demonstrate the superb technical craftsmanship and
exquisite artistic features that were achieved at this time.” Further, “Although
the bronzes were rediscovered in 1972, they did not emerge from conservation
until 1981. Their public display in Florence and Rome was the cultural event of
that year in Italy, providing the cover story for numerous magazines. Now
considered one of the symbols of Calabria, the bronzes were commemorated by a
pair of Italian postage stamps and have also been widely reproduced.” And “The
two bronze sculptures are simply known as “Statue A”, referring to the one
portraying a younger warrior, and “Statue B”, indicating the more
mature-looking of the two. Statue A is 203 centimetres tall while Statue B
stands 196.5 centimetres tall. The most popular theory is that two separate
Greek artists created the bronzes about 30 years apart around the 5th century
BC. “Statue A” was probably created between the years 460 and 450 BC, and
“Statue B” between 430 and 420 BC. Some believe that “Statue A” was the work of
Myron, and that a pupil of Phidias, called Alkamenes, created “Statue B”.
Statue A portrays a young warrior hero or god with a proud look, conscious of
his own beauty and power. Statue B, on the other hand, portrays an older more
mature warrior hero with a relaxed pose and a kind and gentle gaze.”</div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-55246524585783578102017-08-07T23:49:00.003-07:002017-08-07T23:49:49.485-07:00PLANE WRECK IN SPENCER GULF
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A Tiger Moth plane
crashed in Spencer Gulf between Port Broughton and Whyalla in 1943. The plane’s
pilot, Edward Gage, was a member of the Spencer Gulf Aero Club. He had been a
club member for three years prior to his fatal crash. He worked for BHP and he
sometimes flew senior BHP personnel around. In 1943, he made a trip to Adelaide
with a mercantile marine officer as a passenger. He left Parafield Airport alone
that evening, after his mother declined to accompany him back to Whyalla. His
plane was last seen heading towards a dust storm over Spencer Gulf, near Port
Broughton. It is possible that the plane went down in the dust storm, crashing
in to Spencer Gulf. Gage, however, was taking a direct route to Whyalla rather
than via Port Pirie where he would’ve been able to refuel his plane. That is what
members of the Spencer Gulf Aero Club normally did. They would refuel their
planes at Port Pirie before crossing Spencer Gulf at the narrowest point. Any
planes which ran low on fuel could then do an emergency landing. Gage ran the
gauntlet by heading straight for Whyalla for unknown reasons. It is assumed
that his plane then ran out of fuel and crashed in to the sea. The location and
depth of the plane was still unknown in 1990. Ron Anchor was searching for the
plane in 1990, believing that he had narrowed down the plane’s location to
warrant a full-scale search for it. The result of Anchor’s search remains
unknown. Sometime between 1943 and 1990, a Port Pirie fisherman thought that he
had hooked on to the crashed plane but he died a few weeks later. The ashes of
Gage’s wife were scattered in Spencer Gulf after her death in 1988.</div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-70686647347051619002017-04-26T21:46:00.003-07:002017-04-26T21:46:34.232-07:0011th anniversary of scuttling of USS Oriskany
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<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">11 YEARS AGO, the USS <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oriskany</i> was scuttled off of Florida to
become the world’s largest artificial reef on 17<sup>th</sup> May 2006.</span></div>
Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-14150226305097824912017-04-26T21:45:00.003-07:002017-04-26T21:45:31.657-07:0063rd anniversary of John Robb wreck
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<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">63 YEARS AGO, the 64-ton
iron ketch <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">John Robb</i> sank in a
collision with the tug <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Falcon</i> off of
Outer Harbor on 24<sup>th</sup> April 1954. (The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Falcon</i> is not to be confused with the tug of the same name that
sank off of Port Adelaide after a collision with the collier <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mintaro</i> in 1906.)</span></div>
Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-2967857866560666912017-04-26T21:44:00.003-07:002017-04-26T21:44:42.943-07:00162nd anniversary of Nashwauk wreck
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<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">162 YEARS AGO, the
762-ton, 3-masted wooden ship <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nashwauk</i>
was wrecked at Moana on 13<sup>th</sup> May 1855. She had been built in Nova
Scotia in 1853. An anchor from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nashwauk</i>
is now on display at the corner of Nashwauk Crescent & the Esplanade at
Moana.</span></div>
Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-17228810904268085842017-04-26T21:43:00.004-07:002017-04-26T21:43:45.836-07:00361st anniversary of Gilt Dragon wreck
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361 YEARS AGO, the Dutch ship <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vergulde Draeck</i> (Gilt Dragon) was
wrecked on a reef at Ledge Point, WA on 28<sup>th</sup> April 1656. It was 307
years before the wreck site was found in 1963. The ship was a 3-year old,
42m-long, 260-tonne 'Jacht' built in 1653.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
</b></div>
Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-73791806449581791252017-04-26T21:42:00.003-07:002017-04-26T21:42:37.027-07:00214th anniversary of lost anchors
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The two Matthew
Flinders anchors found by members of the Underwater Explorers Club of SA in
1973 were lost by Flinders on 21st May 1803. At daylight on that day, Matthew
Flinders was preparing to depart from Middle Island in the Recherche
Archipelago off of Western Australia. Middle Island is the largest island in
the archipelago. A fresh breeze started driving the Investigator towards rocks
before the sails were loosed. Flinders used the ship’s spare anchors to hold
her. He then had to cut two anchor cables just before the ship cleared the
rocks at noon. Flinders had lost both his best bower anchor and stream anchor.
A bower anchor is one at the bow of the ship. The Investigator’s best bower
anchor was over 4m long and weighed over 1 tonne. It had giant flukes sharply offset
like a massive arrow. Both anchors were located in Goose Island Bay on 14th
January 1973 by members of the Underwater Explorers Club of SA. The anchors
were both raised up by the lighthouse ship Cape Don on 19th January 1973. They
have now been preserved and restored. The best bower anchor is now located at
the SA Maritime Museum at Port Adelaide. The stream anchor was placed in
Canberra along with an anchor from James Cook’s Endeavour.</div>
Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-34397101901424781902017-04-26T21:41:00.000-07:002017-04-26T21:41:09.163-07:00105th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic
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15<sup>th</sup>
April 2017 was the 105<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the sinking of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Titanic</i> in the early hours of 15<sup>th</sup>
April 1912 after hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean earlier that night<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.</i> More than 1500 lives were lost in the
incident.</div>
Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-46424218744067987192017-04-26T21:39:00.004-07:002017-04-26T21:39:52.502-07:00Songvaar's sinking in 1912
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An SA shipwreck
called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Songvaar</i> sank the same day
that the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Titanic</i> hit an iceberg. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Songvaar</i> sank at Wardang Island on 14<sup>th</sup>
April 1912 when her own anchor pierced her hull.</div>
Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-56303970565054059942017-04-26T21:36:00.000-07:002017-04-26T21:36:05.788-07:00Isle of Wight Shipwreck Centre & Maritime Museum
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">ISLE OF WIGHT SHIPWRECK CENTRE & MARITIME MUSEUM </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">The management of the Isle of
Wight Shipwreck Centre & Maritime Museum was taken over by<b> </b>the
Maritime Archaeology Trust on
31st March. The museum will be renovated to include a 21st century
exhibition that will use state of the art 3D models and virtual reality to take
people to sites underwater or get them close and personal to artefacts they
would otherwise never see.</span></div>
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Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-64265385567795786772017-04-26T21:29:00.002-07:002017-04-26T21:29:52.790-07:00HMAS Tobruk to be scuttled in Hervey Bay
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The decommissioned HMAS <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tobruk</i> (L50) is to be scuttled in Hervey
Bay, Queensland </div>
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in 2018 to become a dive site and artificial reef. She is a
multi-purpose roll on-roll off </div>
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transport ship that would deliver troops and
heavy transport either directly to the beach </div>
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or via landing craft. There is a HMAS
Tobruk Military Dive Experience Facebook </div>
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page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HMASTobrukDiveExperience/"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.facebook.com/HMASTobrukDiveExperience/</span></a>
.</div>
Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-53677876551747959262017-04-26T21:05:00.002-07:002017-04-26T21:09:36.036-07:00South Australia's Historic Shipwrecks Act & Regulations Have Been Amended <br />
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The “Historic
Shipwrecks Act 1981” and the Regulations to the Act (“Historic Shipwrecks
Regulations 2014”) have been amended now and the amendments came in to force on
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May. Both the Act and the Regulations can be viewed at <a href="http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/"><span style="color: blue;">www.legislation.sa.gov.au</span></a> . The
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penalty fees have been increased and expiation fees can now be received for
alleged </div>
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offences. There are also several minor administrative amendments. According
to The </div>
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Advertiser of 27<sup>th</sup> April, “The Act currently protects 270
historic wrecks”. According </div>
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to the web page found at <a href="https://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/historic-shipwrecks/laws"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/historic-shipwrecks/laws</span></a>,
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“The Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976<b> </b><span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">protects historic wrecks and associated
relics, that are </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">more than 75 years old and in Commonwealth waters, extending
from below the low water </span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin: 0px 0px 0px -6px; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">mark to the edge of the continental shelf. Each of the
States and the Northern Territory has complementary legislation, which protects
historic shipwrecks in State waters, such as bays, </span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin: 0px 0px 0px -6px; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">harbours and rivers. The
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts can also make </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">a declaration
to protect any historically significant wrecks or articles and relics which are
</span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin: 0px 0px 0px -6px; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">less than 75 years old.” </span>The Advertiser of 27<sup>th</sup> April goes on
to say that “Anyone found </div>
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guilty of illegally taking or possessing unregistered
relics from SA waters could face fines </div>
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three times the original (penalty)”. The
amendment to the Act actually sees the maximum </div>
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penalty if $5000 increase to
$20,000 (4 times the original). The expiation fee for minor </div>
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offences is $750.
Inspectors now have increased powers.</div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-48729071200475986262015-12-29T14:52:00.004-08:002015-12-29T14:52:49.048-08:003D-MODELLING & INTERPRETATION FOR UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY WORKSHOP<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">A
UNESCO UNITWIN Network workshop in 3D-Modelling and Interpretation for
Underwater Archaeology is being held at Flinders University, Sturt Road,
Bedford Park, South Australia from 24th-26th November 2016. It is being held in
the new Digital Archaeology Lab, a state of the art facility optimised for 3D
computer applications in archaeology.</span></div>
Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-22176984080148771342015-12-29T14:51:00.003-08:002015-12-29T14:51:59.175-08:00Anchors lost by Matthew Flinders in 1803 were located in 1973<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">43
YEARS AGO, two anchors lost by Matthew Flinders in 1803 were located in Goose
Island Bay on 14<sup>th</sup> January 1973 by members of the Underwater
Explorers Club of SA. The anchors were both raised up by the lighthouse ship <i>Cape
Don</i> on 19<sup>th</sup> January 1973. They have now been preserved
and restored. The best bower anchor is now located at the SA Maritime Museum at
Port Adelaide. The stream anchor was placed in Canberra along with an anchor
from James Cook’s <i>Endeavour</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144507321051897304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568016550601494252.post-58184500291338367012015-12-29T14:50:00.002-08:002015-12-29T14:50:28.337-08:00KEEP BOATS AWAY FROM WRECKS<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">South Australia's<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Compliance Unit Manager, Adrian Robb says, “It’s important that boats keep away
from wrecks like the </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Zanoni</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">, as they are very delicate and can easily be
damaged by anchors, ropes, chains and fishing lines. Six people were fined in
November after being caught fishing on the </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Zanoni</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">, and another 11
similar cases are pending.” He says that water and aerial patrols were being
conducted in the area to ensure that fishers and boaters were respecting the
rules. “The maximum fine for being found in a historic shipwreck protected zone
without a permit is $1250,” he said. Anyone caught fishing in a marine park
sanctuary zone faces a $315 expiation, but serious and repeat offenders can be
fined up to $100,000. Download the SA Recreational Fishing Guide app for
accurate information on the location of marine park sanctuary zones. </span></div>
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