HMAS Sydney found

[melliget]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/17/2190983.htm

[sparkie2182]

good news.

a proper funeral service can now be held over the location.

[melliget]

It is indeeed, sparkie. I'm sure, in time, they will be laid to rest with full military honours.

And I'm sure there will be plenty more articles in the media over the coming days and weeks. Here are just a few:

HMAS Sydney 'found'
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/03/17/1205602231326.html

Deep secret revealed
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23385921-28737,00.html

Shots fired over role of HMAS Sydney's captain
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/shots-fired-over-role-of-hmas-sydneys-captain/2008/03/16/1205602195057.html


regards,
Martin

[Steve Woodward]

Good news indeed - congratulations to the search team

[whizbanger]

A great day for Australia. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23387768-601,00.html

[RBH]

According to the news report in N.Z. this morning, the wreck found was of the KORMORAN - they were still looking for SYDNEY, it said. Whichever ship they found, it was about 150km west of Shark Bay, apparently.

[whizbanger]

he Komoran news was yesterday, the Sydney news was released today.

[aleddy]

Both ships located 12 nautical apart

[Coastie]

It is indeeed, sparkie. I'm sure, in time, they will be laid to rest with full military honours.

And I'm sure there will be plenty more articles in the media over the coming days and weeks. Here are just a few:

HMAS Sydney 'found'
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/03/17/1205602231326.html

Deep secret revealed
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23385921-28737,00.html

Shots fired over role of HMAS Sydney's captain
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/shots-fired-over-role-of-hmas-sydneys-captain/2008/03/16/1205602195057.html


regards,
Martin

Some very interesting reading there, thankyou.

[jimmyc]

NEWS UPDATE
http://presspass.findingsydney.com

My first ship was Hmas Sydney 111
fromally Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Terrible
aptly named

Australia acquired this ship in 1948
the year I was born
I joined the ship in 1967
I was only 19

[JeffM]

It was pleasing to read that the Australian Government immediately notified the German Government of the Kormoran's location.

[SN NewsCaster]

Naval experts have found a World War II cruiser sunk off Western Australia by a German ship 66 years ago.

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