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BOOYA (1917 – 1974) Booya in Townsville, Qld. Date built 1917 Place built Waterhuisen, Netherlands Date lost 24/12/1974 Length overall 35.81 m Width overall 7.47 m Tonnage – metric 266.2 tons Number of crew 5 Number of deaths 5 Location – Latitude 12° 23.381'S Location – Longitude 130° 46.281'E Depth of site 20m (during neaps) Legal status Protected site 2005 Booya (ex-De Lauwers, ex-Argosy Lemal, ex-Ametco, ex-Claire Crouch) was a steel hull, three-masted auxiliary schooner. It disappeared during Tropical Cyclone Tracy on Christmas eve in 1974 with the loss of all hands: Graham William Dearden (1), Gerald Frederick Thompson (2), Terrance Carew Westwood (3) and Ruth Adrione Nazenna Vincent (4) and Gregory John Westerman. At the time of its loss, Booya was one of Australia’s last commercial trading schooners. The wreck was discovered in 2003 in association with the wreck of Darwin Princess a Darwin Harbour ferry. Archaeological evidence suggests that Booya went to the aid of Darwin Princess, during the cyclone, but both vessels foundered after colliding with each other. The wreck site was declared a Heritage Place under the Northern Territory Heritage Conservation Act 1991 (now the Northern Territory Heritage Act 2012) on 17 May 2005. 2. 1. 3. 4. WWW.SEADARWIN.COM HARBOUR Dive
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BOOYA(1917 – 1974)
Booya in Townsville, Qld.
Date built 1917Place built Waterhuisen, NetherlandsDate lost 24/12/1974Length overall 35.81 mWidth overall 7.47 mTonnage – metric 266.2 tonsNumber of crew 5Number of deaths 5Location – Latitude 12° 23.381'SLocation – Longitude 130° 46.281'EDepth of site 20m (during neaps)Legal status Protected site 2005
Booya (ex-De Lauwers, ex-Argosy Lemal, ex-Ametco, ex-Claire Crouch) was a steel hull, three-masted auxiliary schooner. It disappeared during Tropical Cyclone Tracy on Christmas eve in 1974 with the loss of all hands: Graham William Dearden (1), Gerald Frederick Thompson (2), Terrance Carew Westwood (3) and Ruth Adrione Nazenna Vincent (4) and Gregory John Westerman. At the time of its loss, Booya was one of Australia’s last commercial trading schooners. The wreck was discovered in 2003 in association with the wreck of Darwin Princess a Darwin Harbour ferry. Archaeological evidence suggests that Booya went to the aid of Darwin Princess, during the cyclone, but both vessels foundered after colliding with each other. The wreck site was declared a Heritage Place under the Northern Territory Heritage Conservation Act 1991 (now the Northern Territory Heritage Act 2012) on 17 May 2005.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-01/sea-floor-mapped-image-of-booya-shipwreck-darwin-harbour/6989474
Siwabessy, J., Spinoccia, M., Buchanan, C. & Atkinson, I., 2012. Bathymetry Grid of Darwin Harbour From Survey Onboard the Matthew Flinders - 2011. Geoscience Australia, Canberra.
S. Jung 2016
BOOYA(1917 – 1974)
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WRECK LOCATIONLatitude 12° 23.381'S
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