Wreckage of 19th century Dutch ship found off Australia: ‘Significant discovery’

Archaeologists are confident that they found the destruction of an 800 ton Dutch merchant ship sank on the coast of Australia 168 years ago.

In June 1857, Coning Wilem was lost to the Australian rubber in Dee Tweed and 1 16 of its 20 crew members were killed.

After a four -year search, the Australian National Maritime Museum and the Silent World Foundation announced the “significant invention” this week.

This search is “connecting us to the stories of trade and immigration, just over 400 Chinese miners just over a few days before it sinks,” said a post on social media about the museum discovery.

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James Hunter, acting director of the Maritime Museum of the Australian National Maritime Museum (ABC) on Wednesday, told the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) that archaeologists unveiled several elements of the vessel, including a device, including Windglas, which raised the ship’s equipment from the beach.

“We have kept an eye on the depth of the ship – draft – and we have been watching the depth of the water and it all seems to be really well transmitted,” he told ABC about confidence that they found the final rest place.

He also added that researchers have also found a “magnetic anomaly”, which is just as length as a 5 -foot ship.

The museum says that this search was a cooperation with the Silent World Foundation, which supports the underwater archeology and, in South Australia’s environment and water and flinders’ university department.

An element of the ship was found on the bottom of the sea. (Australian National Maritime Museum)

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“This significant discovery by the Dutch Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Netherlands Cultural Heritage Company has identified the completion of the dedicated research since 2022,” the museum reported on Facebook on Tuesday. “Future observation inspections are planned to further evaluate the site and unveil this important part of marine history.”

“When the weather is good enough, they have done the survey to search for the wreck,” Silent World said on Wednesday Facebook. “In combination with the above -listed team, Rob’s latest visit led to the possible identification of shipwreck. Visibility was challenging, but still enough to make this incredible call for the team!”

A diver who sees the ruins of Cononning Willem de Twed. (Australian National Maritime Museum)

Hunter told ABC that the ship was probably spread on the shore and was buried with sand.

The party thought it found the wreck three years ago, but Hunter said that sand made visibility difficult.

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“Sand does nothing to move, and it sits in a kind of suspension as you are under a flashing water,” he said.