The Sydney-Kormoran Project Shipwreck Expedition

In May 2015, Curtin researchers participated in an eight-day expedition to the wrecks of the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney II and the German raider HSK Kormoran, which sank each other off Western Australia’s coast in November 1941. The wrecks lie in 2,500 metres of water, 20 kilometres apart, approximately 200 kilometres west of Shark Bay.

The Sydney-Kormoran Project, a collaboration between the WA Museum, Curtin University, and offshore services company DOF Subsea, is using the latest imaging technology to capture the unique heritage value of the two ships so they can be investigated, managed and interpreted for future generations.

Researchers are working toward the development of an interactive 3D model of the wrecks that will become the basis for a new museum exhibition, giving visitors an interactive and immersive experience of the wreck sites.

Discover: http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/sydney/2015-expedition

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