“Wrecks and
Reefs” is an exhibition on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum
until 3rd March 2013. According to the web page found at http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=2086,
“Through the
underwater lens of maritime archaeology, explore four Australian shipwreck
sites on remote coral reefs off tropical Queensland - the early colonial ships Mermaid,
Porpoise, Royal Charlotte and Cato. Vivid images by
expedition photographer Xanthe Rivett follow the team led by the Australian
National Maritime Museum and reveal the unique marine environments they
encountered. Join the expedition team on this underwater story of
archaeological discovery and admire the natural beauty of the coral reefs and
cays, the backdrop of these ship wrecks.”
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Underwater Treasures
The ABC’s Brett Williamson recently published a series of online
video reports called “Underwater Treasures”. The series was done in conjunction
with Department of Water, Environment and Natural Resources maritime heritage
officer Amer Khan. It covered a range of SA dive sites, including Edithburgh,
Rapid Bay, Second Valley and the Dredge, the Barge, Hobart, Claris and Clan
Ranald wrecks. These can be viewed at:
SA Maritime Museum Facebook page
The SA
Maritime Museum has opened a new Facebook page which can be found at http://www.facebook.com/SAMaritimeMuseum.
Monday, January 14, 2013
"Claris" wreck is believed to be two boats
According to the web page found at http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2013/01/08/3665949.htm?§ion=news&source=igoogle, the South Australian wreck commonly known as the Claris is believed to be two boats. Department of Water, Environment and Natural Resources maritime heritage officer Amer Khan said, "It appears to be more than one vessel. There is a 12m steel vessel there, which might be a fishing vessel of some kind, but there is also a large structure that appears to possibly be part of a larger vessel." There is very little known about the items or whether the name for the site refers to the smaller boat or larger wreck. Amer said it was believed that the boats were sunk in the area to provide a refuge for local fish to create a place where snapper would feed.” Could the second vessel be the Kalari? According to http://stevesscubasite.blogspot.com.au/2009/11/new-wreck-trail.html
, A
trail has now been laid between the Claris
and Kalari wrecks off of Glenelg.
According to the web page at http://www.sdfsa.net/adelaide_metro.htm
, the Claris is a 12m-long (ship?)
wreck about 4km west of the Dredge (South Australian). She lies at a depth of
about 25-28m. Her GPS coordinates are said to be 35:00:250 S, 138:21:089 E
(WGS84). The GPS coordinates of the nearby Kalari
are said to be 35 00 273 S, 138 21 110 E.”
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