Why are we finding so many Australian shipwrecks lately? There’s one research vessel helping uncover the past
- Written by Toni Moate, Chair, National Marine Science Committee and Director, CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure, CSIRO
Bow and bent foremast of MV Noongah.CSIROOn August 23 1969, the coastal freighter MV Noongah departed Newcastle bound for Townsville with a cargo of steel and 26 crew. The 71-metre ship had been a regular sight along the eastern seaboard for a decade as it hauled cargo between cities up and down the coast.
Two days later, the vessel disappeared in...
