FILE: Some vessels have had to be refloated like the Daisy May in the Caboolture River in September 2020. Photo: Maritime Safety Queensland The Queensland Government is extending the ‘shelf life’ of its derelict vessel removal program with $15 million for three more years. And the sunken wreck of the fishing vessel, Lady Jane, is…
SA Principal Maritime Heritage Officer Mark Polzer probes the seabed with a metal detector. Photo: RUUD STELTEN The site of a Dutch merchant sailing ship lost for almost 170 years in South Australian waters may have been found. The Koning Willem de Tweede was an 800-tonne Dutch merchant sailing ship that was lost in Guichen…
The carrier has been plagued by propellor issues and failed attempts to repair it. Photo: AMSA The owner of a foreign-flagged bulk carrier has been fined $63,000 for failing to heed Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) orders. The Gladstone Magistrates Court fined Universal Shipping Alliance Ltd, owner of the Liberia-registered KMAX Leader, for its failure to comply…
Flashback … the Endeavour in the Bass Strait. It is expected to reach Hobart in about two weeks. Photo: Steve Schmidt/ANMM Tasmania’s Wooden Boat Festival will be graced by a sight out of Australia’s colonial past – the Endeavour replica set sail from its Sydney base today (Wednesday) en-route to Hobart. Museum Director and CEO…
Photo: Marine Rescue NSW Demand for Marine Rescue NSW services last year fell from 2023 but better boat maintenance could have reduced it further, the agency says. In its summary of 2024, the agency says volunteers in greater Sydney and the Illawarra returned 10,500 people safely to shore last year. Demand was just below the…
The Silver Cloud, which helped protect Sydney Harbour during WWII. Photo: ANMA A gathering of Norwegian vessels in Sydney will celebrate the centenary of boatbuilder Lars Halvorsen’s immigration to Australia in 1924–25, starting tomorrow (January 10). As part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s summer program, 16 Halvorsen vessels will be showcased at its wharves.…
Qld Water Police are joining in the summer maritime crackdown. Picture: Andrew Kacimaiwai Queensland maritime authorities are cracking down on dangerous sailing on the seas and inland waterways. Water Police, Maritime Safety and Seqwater are mounting joint campaigns to enforce the maritime Fatal Five factors from today (December 14, 2024) to February 2, 2025. The…