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At first glance, Australia’s Port Darwin does not stand out from many others. However, we can see much more if we look with an eye “armed” with images provided by the new start-of-the-art technology. Only then can we see wrecks from World War II resting on the seabed and many other curiosities.
Speaking of shipwrecks, researchers managed to record two vessels that were sunk by the Japanese in 1942, as well as a ship that fell victim to Hurricane Tracy in 1974. These and other interesting discoveries have been researched and published in Darwin Harbour by Geoscience Australia.
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In addition to the already mentioned wrecks, images of relics from prehistory have also seen the light of day. We are talking about underwater sand banks and dunes, which were captured by a multibeam probe.
The work was carried out from May 2015. The research vessel ‘Solander’ worked 24 hours a day for a whole month, mapping the bottom of Port Darwin using a multibeam probe. The images acquired uncovered many interesting objects and revealed the past of the site.
Geoscience Australia staff stress that the results we can see today are the result of collaborations with the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the government side. This has brought together 50 years of experience in mapping and managing coastal areas.
“The images produced during our work are a wonderful contribution to ongoing efforts to better know and understand our past that rests underwater. It will also help us in the future to better manage the historic objects that rest at the bottom of Darwin Harbour. However, this is not all. Thanks to the ongoing work, we can learn about and understand processes that date back to the last ice age 20,000 years ago! At that time, there was still a land bridge connecting Australia and New Guinea,’ said David Steinberg, representative of the government side.
As far as diving is concerned, if one is not intimidated by the murky waters, predatory reptiles and deadly dangerous jellyfish, there are certainly about 25 ship and aircraft wrecks at the bottom of Port Darwin. All of them are open to the diving fraternity, but under one condition. The authorities ask not to touch anything… This is a healthy approach, but for those familiar with the Polish diving reality it is quite abstract.
Source: abc.net.au
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