Sepia Shipwreck

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At the end of a voyage from London to Fremantle under the command of Captain Hugh Thomas, the Sepia struck a rock 2.9km offshore, between Carnac and Garden Island, and sank. It was carrying twelve crew and a mixed general cargo. No lives were lost. The vessel was a 53.9 metre iron barque constructed by Denton, Grey & Co at Hartlepool, UK, in 1864. It was owned by Bethell, Gwyn & Co and registered in London. Numerous items have been salvaged from the wreck site, including the contents of cement barrels (no barrel timber remaining), clay pipes, glass bottles, jars, bowls, cups, saucers, vases, ink bottles, a brass sextant arm, an iron belaying pin, and the bronze ship’s bell, inscribed with ‘Sepia, Liverpool’.
Latitude 32˚08.015 Longitude 115˚38.512

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