No.8 MODERN SHIPWRECK (pictures)

Bougainville Reef wreck

We have visited similar wrecks at Middleton Reef, Wreck Reef and elsewhere in the era pre GPS navigation.

Zyuru Maru stranded on Cheetah Shoal, Guadalcanal

This ship was closer to the Solomon Islands than to Australia. Picture has been include as an example.  The long term fate of the vessel is not known. Update 2016 Salvaged and towed to Japan by Don Tas Company (Reg Thomas).

International fishing vessel breaking up in the southern section of The Coral Sea (1974)