Expeditions
While based in Perth Western Australia (one of the most remote cities in the world) the WreckSploration Team organises expeditions at other Australian locations and overseas.
These trips are not always focused on photogrammetry, but it is hard to resist capturing something of what we see to bring back to you
Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll or “coconut place” is one of the remotest diving destinations on the planet. Bikini is located just north of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Australia and Hawaii. Bikini is part of the Marshall Islands, which consists of 5 islands and 29 atolls, of which just two are habitable.
The WreckSploration Team dived the wrecks of Bikini Atoll in June 2023
(Image credit: Credit: US Defense Department image via Wikimedia Commons)
SS Pericles
SS Pericles was a UK steam ocean liner and refrigerated cargo ship. She was launched in 1907 in Ireland for the Aberdeen Line service between Great Britain and Australia via South Africa. When new, she was the largest ship on the route.
Pericles was wrecked in 1910 off the coast of Western Australia, but without loss of life. Federal Australian law now protects her wreck off Cape Leeuwin for its historic significance.
The WreckSploration Team dived the Pericles wreck in May 2024
Key Biscayne
The Key Biscayne was a jack up oil rig on voyage under tow by two rig supply vessels Lady Sonia and Atlas Van Diemen from a location off Darwin to Fremantle for stacking in Cockburn Sound pending its future employment.
The Key Biscayne now sits upside down with it’s legs splayed out on a sandy seabed in 42 metres of water, the highest point being at 26 metres.
Read more about the Key Biscayne Here
Langstone
Read about the discovery, and see the model of the Langstone. Discovered by Shipwreck Hunters Australia and modelled by WreckSploration.
Read more about the Langstone Here
