The shipwreck of Itata

ABC Radio: Shipwreck of Itata interview

Join curator Maritime Archaeologist Dr James Hunter as he discusses Itata, the ship that wouldn't sink in Newcastle Harbour, in 1906 on ABC Radio.

 

 

The Itata ship met its end in spectacular fashion in the early hours of the 12th of January 1906 in Newcastle Harbour, but refused to sink.

Dr James Hunter is a Maritime Archaeologist at the Australian National Maritime Museum. He joined Suzanne Hill on ABC's Nightlife program to explain the surprising story of the Itata's destiny.

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