HurricaneMaxdepth: 12m
Experience: Level: 1
Site layout:
E-W orientation with stern towards east/shore of Rosebud
Points of interest:
Built in Keivanhaugh, Scotland in 1853
A fast clipper to transport cargo and passengers between Liverpool and Melbourne
Iron ship, 1198 tons, 65.4m long, 9.35m wide
21st April 1869: was being escorted through the heads by a pilot.
Appeared to scrape on rock although it was in the designated shipping lane near Point Lonsdale.
Took on water and had to be abandoned, no lives lost
Blasted to reduce hazard to shipping
Wreck is a tangle of steel plates, girders and wooden beams
Capstan (winch for raising anchor), main deck winch & hawsepipes (holes for anchor) can still be made out at the
bow
Rudder stock at the stern
Hull plating & the keel are scattered
Now an artificial reef, home to abundant marine life
Common to see sponges, urchins, starfish & bryozoans
Also cuttlefish, hermit crabs, wobbegong sharks, stingrays, rockcod, bullseyes, pike, scaleyfins & boarfish
Resident school of around 400 old wives live around the stern
Also a popular spot for small fishing boats
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