Apart from all of those vessels located in the Port River’s ships’ graveyards, more vessels are regularly being abandoned in the river.
According to Peter Carter, “During 2015 a trimaran broke its mooring in Angas Inlet and drifted about, abandoned. It eventually drifted to the upstream end of Broad Creek, and at one stage was on the wharf. Anything of value has been stripped, the port hull is broken off and it now lies partly submerged.”
Peter Carter’s site also includes photos of a couple of other vessels in the area. According to Peter, “The remains of a launch lie on the sandbar to the north of the Broad Creek entrance, and are exposed at low tide (grid reference is 758 464). The remains of another vessel lie close to the mangroves to the east at 764 465, and are also visible only at low tide.”
At least two more vessels have seemingly been abandoned in Angas Inlet in recent times. This yacht has been left submerged there for several years: –
This other vessel had been moored close to the left of the Garden Island boat ramp for a while, but it has now drifted closer to the ramp and keeled over: –
What afloat graveyard! 😄 Looks like Angas Inlet is the Port Rivers version of a permanent dive site for shipwrecks, accessible only if you time your visit with the tide and your own excellent buoyancy control. Who knew abandoned yachts and keeled-over boats could be such a draw for underwater explorers? At least the mangroves are getting some company. Cheers for shedding light (and water) on this rather damp squib of maritime history!