The mystery of a shipwreck off the coast of Tasmania that began 50 years ago has now been solved.
Marine explorers aboard Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Research Vessel (RV) Investigator first embarked on a 38-day voyage to study an underwater landslide off Tasmania’s west coast.
The expedition, led by the University of Tasmania, incorporated a piggyback project that would realize the finding of a lost coastal freighter that sank almost 50 years ago.
On October 13, 1973, the 44-meter Motor Vessel (MV) Blythe Star set sail from Hobart bound for King Island and, reportedly due to instability, not long into the voyage suddenly took on water and capsized….