The wreck was found completely untouched, nearly 525 feet underwater.
The mystery behind a missing ship that disappeared off the coast of Australia almost 120 years ago has finally been solved.according to new york postIn 1904, the ship SS Nemesis was carrying coal to Melbourne when it encountered a powerful storm off New South Wales and was lost along with 32 crew members. Over the following weeks, the bodies of the crew and pieces of the ship’s wreckage washed ashore, but the location of the 240-foot-long vessel remained a mystery.
Now, almost 120 years later, Seabed Specialty Marine Services, a remote sensing company searching for lost cargo on the seafloor off the coast of Sydney, unexpectedly discovered the missing shipwreck.according to postalWhen discovered, the wreck was completely untouched and lay nearly 525 feet underwater.
Officials suspected the sunken ship could be the Nemesis, but this was not officially confirmed until last year when Australia’s national science agency CSIRO captured underwater images showing the ship’s unique features.
Phil Vandenbossche, a hydrographic surveyor on board the CSIRO ship, said in a report: “Visual inspections of the wreck using underwater cameras have shown that a number of key structures remain intact and identifiable, including two anchors on the seabed. ” statement.
The discovery also suggested the ship sank because its engines were overwhelmed by the storm. Experts believe the ship began to sink so quickly after being hit by large waves that the crew did not have time to deploy lifeboats.
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Government officials are currently searching for the families of the crew members who went down with the ship. NSW Environment and Heritage Minister Penny Sharpe said: “Approximately 40 children lost their parents in this wreck and I hope this discovery will provide some information for those who were involved with the ship and did not know. Relief comes from the family and friends of his fate.”
Officials said video images collected by CSIRO will now be “stitched together” to create a 3D model of the wreck for further investigation. “The disappearance of the Nemesis has been described as one of Sydney’s most enduring maritime mysteries and has even been described as the ‘Holy Grail’ by shipwreck researchers,” Penny Sharp said.
“Thanks to our partnership with CSIRO and Subsea, using modern technology and historical records, Heritage NSW has been able to write the final chapter of the SS Nemesis story,” the minister added.
