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Archaeologists are convinced that they found a wreck of 800 tons of a Dutch merchant ship that sank from The coast of Australia 168 years ago.
Koning Willem de Tweede was lost near the Robo in Australia, in June 1857, killing 16 of its 25 crew members.
The “significant discovery” was announced this week by the Australian National Maritime Museum and the Silentworld Foundation after a four -year search.
The finding “connects us to the stories of trade and migration, after releasing over 400 Chinese miners just a few days before the sinking,” said the post on social networks about discovery.
Picture Koning Willem de Tweede, a Dutch trading ship of 800 tons that sank near the Australia coast 168 years ago. (Australian National Maritime Museum)
James Hunter, an acting manager of maritime archeology at the Australian National Maritime Museum, said Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) on Wednesday that archaeologists have discovered several components of the ship, including its wind, a device that raises and descends equipment on the ship that glued from the sea wheel.
“We looked at things like the depth of the ship – draft – and we looked at the depth of water in which it was sitting and that everything seemed to be really well aligned,” ABC told the trust that they had found its last resting place.
He added that researchers also found a “magnetic anomaly” of the same length as a 140 -foot ship.
The museum said the finding was a cooperation with the Silentworld Foundation, a non -profit organization that supports underwater archeology, and the environmental department and the University of Environment and Flingers in southern Australia.
The ship’s component was found at the seabed. (Australian National Maritime Museum)
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“This significant discovery, supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency, marks the highlight of dedicated research since 2022,” the Facebook Museum announced on Tuesday. “Future visits are planned to follow the place to further evaluate the place and discover more of this important part Maritime history. ”
“When the weather was kind enough, they did a poll work in search of a wreck,” Silentworld said on Facebook on Wednesday. “The last visit to the goods, in cooperation with the team above, led to a probable naval identification. Visibility was challenging, but still enough that the team could make this incredible call!”
Roniver exploring the Koning Willem de Tweede wreck. (Australian National Maritime Museum)
Hunter told the ABC that the ship may have moved to the seabed, and the sand buried it.
The team thought the wreck found three years ago, but Hunter said the sand made visibility difficult.
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“There is nothing to break down, and he somehow sits in the suspension almost as if you were in the underwater blizzard,” he said.
