ex-HMAS Canberra to be scuttled Sunday 4 October - 9:00 am
The long awaited scuttling of the HMAS Canberra is very close. After a number of postponed dates due to bad weather, the forecast looks good for her to go down on Sunday the 4th of October at 9:00 am.
It is expected the vessel will be towed from the Geelong Grain Wharf on Saturday, 3 October 2009 to the sinking site, and be scuttled at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, 4 October 2009. (Note: daylight savings time starts this Sunday.)
Should there be a change to the current forecast of suitable weather conditions, an announcement will be made on Friday when the final decision is made.
Watch our article section for a story on the scuttling with photos and video of the action soon. And a new dive site will be born ...
See the dive site map pdf from Parks Victoria (pdf) at
http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources05/05_2377.pdf
She is now down - watch the sinking clip from Channel 7 below
Contributed by Tim Hochgrebe added 2009-10-02
Login or become a member to join in with this discussion.
Seabob Sales
Official dealer of SEABOB Luxury Seatoys by CAYAGO. Addictive fun on and underwater. Dive in and discover. Made in Germany.
Articles
-
If Looks Could Kill
- If looks could kill, the whale shark would be the most deadly creature in the sea. Up to 14 metres in length, weighing as much as 20 tonnes, and sporting hundreds of teeth, it is outclassed in size only by the true whales.
