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The grave of Dao Thanh from the SS Notue
My writing seems to have drifted from shipwrecks, anchors & cannon to maritime graves now. That brings me to revisit the topic of The...
Steve Reynolds
Jan 22 min read
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The Grave of the Unknown Sailor from the Loch Vennachar
According to comments made on “Ships’ Nostalgia”, the “ Loch Vennachar was a three-masted iron sailing ship (clipper) that operated...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 31, 20245 min read
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The Grave of David Kilpatrick from the Loch Sloy
This is the grave of 25-year-old David Kilpatrick, a victim of the Loch Sloy wrecking on a nearby reef at Kangaroo Island in April 1899....
Steve Reynolds
Dec 31, 20242 min read
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Pictures of the Loch Vennachar
This was meant to be about another topic, but I will just ‘go with the flow’ and (mainly) discuss pictures of the Loch Vennachar. I...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 31, 20242 min read
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The American Whaler Anchor at American River
This anchor at American River on Kangaroo Island is said to be from an early American whaling ship. The anchor at American River on...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 27, 20243 min read
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The discovery of the Clan Ranald Anchor & its movements
According to https://www.facebook.com/EdithburghMuseum/posts/584892742899111/ , divers Allan Russell, Merv Bryant and Peter Mildren...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 26, 20243 min read
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The Graves at Althorpe Island
It appears that Doug Seton took a series of slides at Althorpe Island many years ago. This slide appears to be of the Althorpe Island...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 22, 20244 min read
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The Recovery of the Small Stream Anchor from HMS Investigator
Two anchors from Matthew Flinders’ Investigator were raised by members of the Underwater Explorers Club of South Australia in 1973. The...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 19, 20241 min read
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The Recovery of Artefacts from the Wonga Shoal Lighthouse Site
In my article titled The John Pirie Anchors (and other Anecdotes About Doug Seton) , I stated that Doug Seton had told me a little bit...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 17, 20244 min read
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The Lady Kinnaird anchor
A stocked anchor from the wreck of the Lady Kinnaird, recovered & conserved by the then SUHR (Society for Underwater Historical...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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The Rooganah anchor
In The South Australian Anchor Trail I stated, “The schooner Rooganah caught fire when about 8 miles from Whyalla on 19th August 1927...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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The Margaret Brock Anchor
As I wrote at The John Pirie Anchors (and other Anecdotes About Doug Seton) , Doug Seton “played a major role in the recovery of the bow...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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The John Pirie Anchors (and other Anecdotes About Doug Seton)
I often unsuccessfully asked Doug Seton to make a start on writing a book about his numerous diving experiences before his untimely...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 15, 20244 min read
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The Wreck of the Kōtoku Maru
According to Wikipedia , the disabled Kōtoku Maru ran aground near Salamaua on the northeastern coastline of Papua New Guinea in 1942...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 13, 20242 min read
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Some of the Achievements of Doug Seton
George D (Doug) Seton was well-known in diving and shipwreck circles. He has held many positions, including that of Assistant Information...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 6, 20243 min read
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More on the Columbus Era Anchor
I have been watching occasional episodes of “Cooper’s Treasure” and following treasure hunter Darrell Miklos’s search for shipwreck...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 3, 20244 min read
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Discovery & Recovery of Columbus' Fleet Anchor
Whilst catching up on some episodes of “Cooper’s Treasure” on the Discovery Channel (where Darrell Miklos and his team used a map of the...
Steve Reynolds
Nov 27, 20242 min read
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The ships’ bell from the SS Clan Ranald
This is the ships’ bell from the SS Clan Ranald . It is now in the hands of the South Australian Maritime Museum, having been donated to...
Steve Reynolds
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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Update on the Anchors from the Joseph H. Scammell
Further information has come to hand since writing the blog published at https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website/post/the-anchors-from-...
Steve Reynolds
Nov 23, 20244 min read
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The Replica Anchor of HMS Rapid
Colonel William Light’s ship HMS Rapid lost an anchor on 8th September 1836 “during wild weather whilst anchored near the cave end of...
Steve Reynolds
Nov 18, 20243 min read
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