Hervey Bay Down Under Wreck Info

WRECKS

GOORI

Original Name: ‘GARMOR’

Built: Sydney 1923

Sunk: May 1990

Depth: 14 Meters

Length: 46 Meters

GPS: 25-17-021

152-58-230

OTTER

Built: 1884

Sunk: July 1973

Length: 40 Meters

GPS: 25-16-450

152-58-154

LASSAGARI

Built: 1884

Sunk: July 1969

GPS: 25-16-517

152-57-984

HOPEWELL

Sunk: 1981

Depth: 11 Meters

GPS: 25-16-300

152-57-404

In 1981 a wooden pile driving rig which had sunk near the Urangan Pier was refloated. The pile driving derrick was salvaged and was later installed on Hyne and Son’s ship the ‘Hopewell’. The barge was then towed out to the reef loaded with car bodies which were manually pushed off into the sea.

On its second trip the barge was sunk fully loaded with car bodies.

As it descended to the seabed it turned over and came to rest upside down on top of some of the cars leaving ample space for divers to crawl underneath.

This barge has been a very successful addition to the reef complex. It is loaded with prolific growth and is a haven for large cod, blue parrotfish and flathead which hide inside.

The exposed reinforcing beams on the bottom are covered with stinging hydroids.

STEEL BARGE

GPS: 25-16-271

152-57-825

Also in 1981, a steel twin pontoon barge which was used for dredging the Urangan Boat Harbour was left abandoned on the beach at Urangan. This barge was towed out to make its contribution to the reef. Unlike the wooden Barge it has not been successful reef material and has remained relatively barren.

PELICAN

Barge: EX ‘TUG BOAT’

Built: 1880

Sunk: December 1971

Length: 27 Meters

GPS: 25-16-407

152-58-112