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The SS Nemesis steamship was carrying coal from Newcastle to Melbourne when it sailed into a fierce winter storm and disappeared in 1904. Debris and bodies washed ashore at Cronulla Beach in the days that followed, but despite an extensive search, the main wreck was not found until last year. "This wreck is exceptionally historical with regards how long people searched for it," Sydney Project diver and leader, Samir Alhafith, said. "[It is] one of the last mysteries in NSW waters." The wreckage was accidentally discovered by a company hired to locate shipping containers lost during storms off the coast in 2022. Divers who landed near the front of the vessel were immediately struck by the extent of the damage. "This shipwreck is a little bit unique to others because the bow and the stern, so the front and the back of the ship, are both collapsed, pretty much to the sand line, which is unusual," Mr Alhafith said. "I have never seen that before." He said the severity of the wreckage indicated the ferocity of the storm that sank the Nemesis. "It looks like something extremely violent happened to the wreck," he said. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-24/divers-explore-ss-nemesis-wreck-off-port-kembla-nsw/105449448?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web 26/06/2025

The SS Nemesis steamship was carrying coal from Newcastle to Melbourne when it sailed into a fierce winter storm and disappeared in 1904. Debris and bodies washed ashore at Cronulla Beach in the days that followed, but despite an extensive search, the main wreck was not found until last year. "This wreck is exceptionally historical with regards how long people searched for it," Sydney Project diver and leader, Samir Alhafith, said. "[It is] one of the last mysteries in NSW waters." The wreckage was accidentally discovered by a company hired to locate shipping containers lost during storms off the coast in 2022. Divers who landed near the front of the vessel were immediately struck by the extent of the damage. "This shipwreck is a little bit unique to others because the bow and the stern, so the front and the back of the ship, are both collapsed, pretty much to the sand line, which is unusual," Mr Alhafith said. "I have never seen that before." He said the severity of the wreckage indicated the ferocity of the storm that sank the Nemesis. "It looks like something extremely violent happened to the wreck," he said. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-24/divers-explore-ss-nemesis-wreck-off-port-kembla-nsw/105449448?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

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