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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 49229 Gender:	Re: Shipwrecks. Reply #15 - Jul 7^th, 2020 at 3:15pm Goolwa from lookout on Crows Nest Rd—see how shallow the sea is there!
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 143938 Gender:	Re: Shipwrecks. Reply #16 - Jul 7^th, 2020 at 3:21pm There used to be a shipwreck in Kwinana (south of Perth). The SS Kwinana. Not sure if it's still there. http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 49229 Gender:	Re: Shipwrecks. Reply #17 - Jul 7^th, 2020 at 3:46pm Was a wreck I suppose. . . An early Governor of SA, Hindmarsh, bought a lot of land around Goolwa to Victor Harbor, would have made a fortune if Adelaide was to be located there. Look at that surf, the shallow sea—no way a sufficiently big and safe port could be built there. One speculator wrecked.
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Reply #18 - Jul 11^th, 2020 at 9:30am

There's another underwater wreck on the eastern side of Fraser Island just off the beach at Orchid Beach.

The SS Marloo went aground in 27 Sept 1914 after being damaged further out on a shoal.

Went over there in 1986 with my 4mtr tinny & a couple of mates dived on it ...... not me though.

I stayed in the boat.

Some fecken big sharks around Waddy Point & Indian Head ... not far away.

You know it's a wonder the cancel culture crowd don't want that name changed now. Roll Eyes

http://www.environment.gov.au/shipwreck/public/wreck/wreck.do?key=2832

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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 31417 Gender:	Re: Shipwrecks. Reply #19 - Jul 11^th, 2020 at 9:54am Have a look at the number of 4x4's & boat trailers parked on the beach near Waddy Point & Orchid Beach ...... launch straight into the ocean. Just get back before the tide comes in .....they go about 14 klm out to fish the Gardener Banks - Nth & Sth.
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Sophia Moderator Offline Posts: 8979	Re: Shipwrecks. Reply #20 - Jul 21^st, 2020 at 4:55pm . So I found the folder in storage of my earlier digi photos from 2006 (first Kodak 4 mp digi camera) SS Maheno 2006 Fraser Island Qld .
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Johnnie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12485 Gender:	Re: Shipwrecks. Reply #21 - Jul 22^nd, 2020 at 12:37am One day i was at Ethel's wreck on the York Peninsular South Australia when a gigantic wave washed over the sandbar gathering momentum heading towards us, i lifted two kids up onto the rib of the structure and just managed to save myself and others around me, we had a lucky escape that day.
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Reply #22 - Jul 22^nd, 2020 at 1:20am

Johnnie wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2020 at 12:37am:

One day i was at Ethel's wreck on the York Peninsular South Australia when a gigantic wave washed over the sandbar gathering momentum heading towards us, i lifted two kids up onto the rib of the structure and just managed to save myself and others around me, we had a lucky escape that day.

Gosh I see what you mean! I just had a look at pics and vids of it.
Bit of a precarious spot!

This link has photos and videos showing how a wave can get over that sandbank and could come hurtling towards where the wreck is!

https://www.google.com.au/search?client=safari&channel=iphone_bm&sxsrf=ALeKk01_i...

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Reply #23 - Jul 22^nd, 2020 at 4:21pm

Sophia wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2020 at 1:20am:

Johnnie wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2020 at 12:37am:

One day i was at Ethel's wreck on the York Peninsular South Australia when a gigantic wave washed over the sandbar gathering momentum heading towards us, i lifted two kids up onto the rib of the structure and just managed to save myself and others around me, we had a lucky escape that day.

Gosh I see what you mean! I just had a look at pics and vids of it.
Bit of a precarious spot!

This link has photos and videos showing how a wave can get over that sandbank and could come hurtling towards where the wreck is!

https://www.google.com.au/search?client=safari&channel=iphone_bm&sxsrf=ALeKk01_i...

That was a good bit of footage you found of Ethel, it put the heart rate up a tad in remembrance, the surf there is very powerful and can get big, i had another close call on that same beach on another day when i was trapped in a cave at the end of that beach, same type of thing with a big set wave washing over a sand bar, i thought i was done for, that beach might be haunted. the ghost of Ethel.

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Reply #24 - Jul 22^nd, 2020 at 5:35pm

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That was a good bit of footage you found of Ethel, it put the heart rate up a tad in remembrance, the surf there is very powerful and can get big, i had another close call on that same beach on another day when i was trapped in a cave at the end of that beach, same type of thing with a big set wave washing over a sand bar, i thought i was done for, that beach might be haunted. the ghost of Ethel.

Trapped in a cave.... gosh you sound too adventurous! 😮
Haunted... wouldn’t be surprised, did you know there was another shipwreck near SS Ethel 17 years later? This same ship tried to rescue Ethel 17 years earlier. The SS Ferret.
The original name of Ethel was Carmelo. Is it a bad omen to change a ship’s name?

On the 2 January 1904 the iron barque Ethel ran ashore on Reef Head, near Cape Spencer (Yorke Peninsula). One crew member died trying to get ashore with a line, but the rest reached safety. The wreck was visible for many years from the cliffs in Innes National Park, before it broke up completely in 1980s.
The ship was sailing in ballast to Semaphore from South Africa. Built in Sunderland in 1876 Ethel was a three masted iron barque of 711 tons.
SS Ferret reported the wreck and attempts were made to free the ship, but these were unsuccessful and the ship was written off as a total loss.
Ferret itself was wrecked within metres of the Ethel seventeen years later. The wreckage was used to secure a rope for the rescue of Ferret's crew it

The Ethel, originally named Carmelo, was a three masted iron barque of 711 tons and built in Sunderland, England in 1876. The ship was driven ashore, with the loss of one life, after being caught in a violent storm off Yorke Peninsula in 1904 while on route to Port Adelaide from South Africa. The coastal steamer S.S.

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Sophia Moderator Offline Posts: 8979	Re: Shipwrecks. Reply #25 - Jul 22^nd, 2020 at 6:12pm An intrigue read about the SS Ferret Seems this ship was “stolen” and later to appear in SA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Ferret
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Reply #26 - Jul 22^nd, 2020 at 6:23pm

Sophia wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2020 at 5:35pm:

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That was a good bit of footage you found of Ethel, it put the heart rate up a tad in remembrance, the surf there is very powerful and can get big, i had another close call on that same beach on another day when i was trapped in a cave at the end of that beach, same type of thing with a big set wave washing over a sand bar, i thought i was done for, that beach might be haunted. the ghost of Ethel.

Trapped in a cave.... gosh you sound too adventurous! 😮
Haunted... wouldn’t be surprised, did you know there was another shipwreck near SS Ethel 17 years later? This same ship tried to rescue Ethel 17 years earlier.
The original name of Ethel was Carmelo. Is it a bad omen to change a ship’s name?

On the 2 January 1904 the iron barque Ethel ran ashore on Reef Head, near Cape Spencer (Yorke Peninsula). One crew member died trying to get ashore with a line, but the rest reached safety. The wreck was visible for many years from the cliffs in Innes National Park, before it broke up completely in 1980s.
The ship was sailing in ballast to Semaphore from South Africa. Built in Sunderland in 1876 Ethel was a three masted iron barque of 711 tons.
SS Ferret reported the wreck and attempts were made to free the ship, but these were unsuccessful and the ship was written off as a total loss.
Ferret itself was wrecked within metres of the Ethel seventeen years later. The wreckage was used to secure a rope for the rescue of Ferret's crew it

The Ethel, originally named Carmelo, was a three masted iron barque of 711 tons and built in Sunderland, England in 1876. The ship was driven ashore, with the loss of one life, after being caught in a violent storm off Yorke Peninsula in 1904 while on route to Port Adelaide from South Africa. The coastal steamer S.S.

It didn't break up in the 80's, Ethel is still there, it almost disappeared under the sand buildup for a while, that footage you put up was from about 10rys ago, it might have been the storm that exposed it again, i saw it with my own eyeballs only about 3yrs ago, i didn't go down onto the beach that day and never will, respect Ethel.

A good bit of history there.

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Sophia Moderator Offline Posts: 8979	Re: Shipwrecks. Reply #27 - Jul 22^nd, 2020 at 7:00pm I will search for photos over the decades of SS. Ethel. These are pics I found so far... more to follow This one is 1964 This is 1971 The anchor memorial 1923 1903 When afloat!
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Reply #28 - Jul 24^th, 2020 at 9:50am

SS Alkimos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Alkimos_(1943)

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Alkimos was a Greek-owned merchant ship which was wrecked on the coast north of Perth, Western Australia in 1963. A nearby locality was later named after the vessel. The wreck is a popular diving venue.

Alkimos (suburb)

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Alkimos is a coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 42 kilometres (26 mi) north-northwest of Perth's central business district.

All that is left of the wreck (above water) today is the engine which was located at the centre of the ship and a couple of other small pieces. Here's a couple of pictures I took in January last year when I was up there for lunch with some friends. You can see the engine to the right of centre in the first picture (the bow was facing towards the beach).

For comparison, here's a picture I took in December 1992 from Yanchep, further up the coast. Back in those days you could only access the beach where the Alkimos was wrecked with a 4WD. In this picture, the forward part of the wreck has collapsed into the ocean except for the tip of the bow which you can just make out to the left of the rest of the ship.

Here's an awesome video someone made of the wreck back in 2016:

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Reply #29 - Jul 24^th, 2020 at 5:41pm

Fascinating Carl.
You know it’s just as well it’s not too close to shore because I have found it’s cursed and haunted Shocked

https://seeksghosts.blogspot.com/2013/04/cursed-and-haunted-alkimos.html

I reckon the P&O Jewel has something wrong with it.
Should call it P&O Jinxed !
I couldn’t believe the bad luck that happened from the room we were in...
It was the only room that I saw had a new carpet.
It’s like I picked up these physical ailments I never had before....
once I was on Moreton Island away from the ship I was okay again!
I kept saying it’s a jinxed room somehow!!
Then we had no hot water.
A couple days later, a water burst in hallway near our room.

When a friend complained of a cruise she went on with something happening to her son, and she was seeking legal action... I added her... was it the P&O Jewel? And she confirmed it was!! Shocked

Lots more I could say but leave it there, whatever those strange happenings were....

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