NEW SHIPWRECKS LEGISLATION
The recent discovery of the World War II shipwreck SS Iron Crown heralds imminent changes in Australia’s legislative protection of sunken vessels in our coastal waters.
In April, the CSIRO announced the in Bass Strait, off the Victorian coast. The freighter was shipping ore from Whyalla (SA) to Newcastle (NSW ) when she was struck by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine on 4 June 1942, sinking in 60 seconds.
