Anchors lost by Matthew Flinders in 1803 were located in 1973

43 YEARS AGO, two anchors lost by Matthew Flinders in 1803 were located in Goose Island Bay on 14^th January 1973 by members of the Underwater Explorers Club of SA. The anchors were both raised up by the lighthouse ship Cape Don on 19^th 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.