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Western Australia
Batavia wreck, Morning Reef, Houtman Abrolhos
Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Wreck timberPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1629 Dutch East India Company (VOC)
VOC flagship wrecked on Morning Reef near Beacon Island in June 1629; the 1970s excavation raised hull timbers, astrolabes, pottery and silver now in the WA Shipwrecks Museum, while most cannons and anchors were left on the reef.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
exposed reefSwell, remote offshore location
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