The British Navy’s HMS Pandora struck the Great Barrier Reef around 1791 and sank, taking 35 men with it.
- Senior Lecturer - Maritime Archaeology, James Cook University
Throughout the past 230 years, over 1,200 vessels met their end on the reef – but only 114 have been found.
Finding the wreck of SS Iron Crown, lost underwater for more than 70 years, was the (relatively) easy part. It’s what we can learn from now on that’s the challenge.
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