Max Gleeson's Shipwrecks of the World

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@mariomobiel 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing this Max, we still need to decide if we go to Palau or Truuk lagoon in Feb 2026 this is an awesome wreck, but as mentions in the end, out of reach for us AOW divers.

@marknelson5929 12 күн бұрын

Yes, she was quite a handsome vessel in many ways for her role, typical of the era and design - love the elliptical stern or counter stern as it was known. A hangover from the sailing ship days along with the clipper bow (not used on the SS Nemesis), but used on many steam ships in day, like the IBERIA involved in the collision. Must have been quite a moving day for the families. Well done on yet another fantastic piece of our rich maritime heritage.

@69Applekrate 14 күн бұрын

another very nicely done , informative video! thank you, well narrated, historical coverage, etc Recommended. Steve in Arizona, USA

@SuperPirate100 16 күн бұрын

Nice video of such a sad story, I've sailed that coast many times and putting to sea in such a small ship isn't easy , even more so if she wasn't sound .

@whitneylake2107 17 күн бұрын

Gorgeous !

@davidbarnsley8486 17 күн бұрын

I will have to go find the actual doco hopefully you did one This looks incredible 👍👍

@SuperPirate100 19 күн бұрын

A really good documentary and look at a classical three island tanker. Unusual that she was a motorship as tankers 9f that era has substantial steam plants for cargo handling .

@dean24372 19 күн бұрын

NSW Water Police have had various launches named Nemesis. Is this just a coincidence?

@TheSilmarillian 20 күн бұрын

Sydney northern beaches where I grew up have dived on this wreck off whale beach decades ago cant see why they thought it was off off long reef (Collaroy/Narrabeen) but those where different times I guess. but yes diving in the Hawkesbury or at its mouth is at times zero visibility and a black out including tidal inflow or egress from memory , most of my dives there where following anchored buoys to the bottom sometimes in total darkness, gained my PADI cert on those dives and yes it was on tri mix and a very slow accent with decom stops.

@bronwynmartin5486 21 күн бұрын

Great narration!

@grahamlane1313 22 күн бұрын

So when the deck plate collases won t set of the ammoʻ ?

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 22 күн бұрын

No ammo on this wreck, but highly unlikely if it was after so many years passed. Still I wouldn't be hitting any remaining with a hammer.lol

@mathewb1059 22 күн бұрын

The sharks attacking the go pro was really neat to watch.

@culturevulture3382 23 күн бұрын

Well researched. Great storytelling.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 22 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.. Thanks you

@haroldmclean3755 23 күн бұрын

Well presented, 👍

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 22 күн бұрын

Thanks for your feed back

@simonhjc 23 күн бұрын

Thanks Max for this Australian history lesson.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 22 күн бұрын

Thanks.. there are some remarkable stories that took place within sight of our coastline.

@YouTube_user3333 23 күн бұрын

A good reference book is, Wrecks of the New South Wales Coast by Jack Loney. (1993) The book cites more than 1500 wrecks. There’s plenty of wrecks on Newcastle harbour’s oyster bank. They are now part of the breakwall. There’s also plaques in place, explaining the history. I have gathered a lot of information over the years from hand written notes from some of the old timers. Spoken with many early divers. I also have a family member who has done a major amount of lost wreck hunting. I’m looking forward to videos about wrecks a little further north. 👏 Another great video.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 22 күн бұрын

Yes, Jack's books were a great reference to start research. Every wreck diver in Australia had them, including me. Glad you enjoyed the film.

@redtobertshateshandles 23 күн бұрын

Estimated to be doing 1 knot ?? Close to zero. RIP.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 22 күн бұрын

The seas were described by the captain of the Marloo. " There were waves coming in three different directions almost to a pinnacle and exploding like a cannon"

@davidbarnsley8486 23 күн бұрын

Great video Max with all those who searched I wonder if any were close to we’re nemesis was found

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 23 күн бұрын

Hi David. The huge amount of wreckage on Cronulla Beach fooled most "experts". However the Cronulla beaches have always been a catchment area for shipwrecks lost down south.. Tuggerah and the Undola to name a few. Unlike those two wrecks who were hugging the coastline, the Nemesis was heading for Melbourne and as reported was ten miles out to sea.We did several dives off Port Hacking in the 1980's..68 metre mark and once we met up with a fisherman off Stanwell Park, another reef.. The wreck is in 164 metres, so no one I know would have been out that far. There are some divers I believe that will have a go at diving it.. High risk, not only the depth but the current out there can be very strong.

@iaincaveney7162 23 күн бұрын

Another brilliant video

@Maverick_182 23 күн бұрын

One of the best yet Max. Thanks alot for sharing this amazing piece of NSW maritime history.

@hardknuckle8143 25 күн бұрын

I was born in Bulli, later lived in Newcastle and served in the RAN out of Sydney. In all that time I never learnt about the ships that lie at the bottom of the sea just off the coast of my stomping grounds. Indeed in the Navy I would have sailed over this wreck and many more that you have made videos about and routinely visited places like Nobbys, Catherine Hill Bay, Sandon Point etc. Great videos - very professional and exceptionally informative - great work please give me more.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 25 күн бұрын

Glad you liked the presentation. There are a number of other NSW wrecks on my channel and more will be added over time. Thanks max

@jeffrigby189 25 күн бұрын

A really wonderful video. I was a boy at the time and the tragedy made a big impression on me. Even now the name "Birchgrove Park" has a sad and sinister ring to it.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for your input.

@69Applekrate 26 күн бұрын

Very nice video/doc! Nicely narrated, great imaging/video, educational, recommended. thank you from Arizona, USA

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 26 күн бұрын

The wonders of the internet, all the way to the USA. Thanks for the feed back

@ianwallace16 26 күн бұрын

If memory serves me correctly…Ken Fabian was a foreman on the Sydney waterfront.I remember his face.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 26 күн бұрын

Not sure about that. I did a number of phone interviews with him in 92/93 on the eve of the release of my book "The Vanished Fleet of the Sydney Coastline". I actually read out the chapter on the loss of the Birchy to him to make sure its contents were correct...His comments about singing songs out load and the attack of the sea birds...... very descriptive.

@davidbarnsley8486 26 күн бұрын

I feel so sad for the man’s poor wife and unborn then child who would never know it’s father 😢😢 This is an incredible video cheers max

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 26 күн бұрын

Yes indeed.

@Barjumpa1 26 күн бұрын

These Historical Videos are awesome. You should do more. Does anyone know if I can buy or download these somewhere?

@iaincaveney7162 26 күн бұрын

Another great video, and i have the book on 60 milers , will have to reread, another lost ship was the Minmi but you cant dive her

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 26 күн бұрын

But you can still see Minmi on the shore. Thanks for there feed back

@jimalexander8734 26 күн бұрын

Excellent work but very tragic

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 26 күн бұрын

Thank you

@Jetchisel 26 күн бұрын

Thanks Max for a wonderful video that so skilfully intertwined the ship's history, her tragic loss and great images of the wreck today. Another tale of a ship's captain pushing his luck to the peril of all on board. Very sad.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 26 күн бұрын

Possibly pressure from the company to keep to a time table.

@Maverick_182 27 күн бұрын

Amazing stuff Max

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for the feed back Man

@redtobertshateshandles 27 күн бұрын

This was a great video of a tragic sinking. The captain knew that it was a dangerous rust bucket. 😮

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 26 күн бұрын

It appears they all did

@jltb5283 27 күн бұрын

Nicely done - thanks!

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 25 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@marknelson5929 27 күн бұрын

Another excellent film of a piece of our maritime history. That piece of film of the Captain Cook Pilot vessel slugging through the seas, always makes me sad when I see pics of her in lieu of the fact she wasn't preserved. Back in my 20s I was a volunteer working on the steam tug Waratah down at Blackwattle Bay, in what is now the old Fish Markets. Great days they were with a brilliant band of guys restoring the old girl. I learnt many skills and when I see her on the harbour it makes me proud.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 26 күн бұрын

Yes what a great project that would have been

@Jetchisel 26 күн бұрын

Yes, you have much to be proud of plus many enjoyable memories. The restoration of the Waratah was a great achievement that gave the Sydney Heritage Fleet the confidence to take on the authentic rebuilding of the Barque James Craig and SS John Oxley.

@jordanmccomb6519 27 күн бұрын

These are great mate! Any chance of some footage of the Valiant?

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 26 күн бұрын

Sorry, dived it many years ago but it was well before my video days

@jordanmccomb6519 21 күн бұрын

@@shipwrecksoftheworld878 fair enough mate, will just have to go again! 😊

@davemoulton1255 27 күн бұрын

Thanks Max for posting these vids, Amazing work, I dived the Birchgrove many years ago but the viz was pretty ordinary thz again

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 26 күн бұрын

Thanks David. It's a real hit and miss on this wreck as far as vis is concerned and all the others in Sydney.

@infantryattacks 28 күн бұрын

Dove this wreck in 2008. Very deep. Cool bow gun. Has a spotting rifle attached to it. The tanks are amazing. But deep. Very deep.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 28 күн бұрын

Great dive indeed

@jimalexander8734 28 күн бұрын

Excellent work. Amazing clarity in the depths

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for the feed back

@davidbarnsley8486 Ай бұрын

Poor turtle 😢😢

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 Ай бұрын

Yes, a very memorable dive

@davidbarnsley8486 Ай бұрын

Soon they will all just be a pile of crumbs on the ocean floor

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 Ай бұрын

I don't think it will stop divers going there. Divers continue to visit the Coolidge. It looks so different from 1985 when I first visited it. If you've never been there before you won't notice

@davidbarnsley8486 Ай бұрын

Amazing video and to see the truck that is sat there on the ocean floor It would be very interesting to see the seventies photos and now to see how much has gone

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 29 күн бұрын

In a soon to be released chapter in this series I will present the wreck of the Hoki Maru...Plenty of trucks on that one...

@davidbarnsley8486 Ай бұрын

As a much younger person I use to seek out all the national geographic books for all the stories about this and other pacific wrecks I was always a dream to see them for myself Unfortunately that wasn’t possible so this takes me back nearly 50 years to all the pictures from that time Of the wrecks and there cargos but it has changed so much Just great videos 👍👍

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 29 күн бұрын

Thanks for the feed back...I covered the change in the wrecks on the Nagano Maru now on KZbin...It's always a bit sad after returning from a dive in Truk and seeing the changes...I have often thought how it must of looked in the early 1960's when these wrecks were untouched. More wrecks to come in the following weeks.

@maxpower1572 Ай бұрын

Waniora Public School Bulli still carries the name

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 Ай бұрын

It does

@jbrobertson6052 Ай бұрын

Awesome video

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 Ай бұрын

Thanks...There are a number of other Truk wrecks on my Channel

@sheepsfoot2 Ай бұрын

Fish and marine animals " thanks to humans warlike nature we get this beautiful home and playground "

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 Ай бұрын

Well you certainly could say that.

@anthonyj7989 Ай бұрын

As a person whose family came to the South Coast of NSW in the 1850s, I have heard of a lot of the ship wrecks you have dived on and as I will never be able to dive on these wrecks, I really enjoy your videos and I also enjoy the bit of history you include.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment.

@koputai Ай бұрын

Great video Max, thanks very much. I never dived the Woni with viz like that!

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 Ай бұрын

You have to be lucky. Thanks for the feed back

@YouTube_user3333 Ай бұрын

78 meters on air 😱

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 Ай бұрын

The one advantage of that is the doco's go so fast. Your have no idea where you are ...lol..

@davidbarnsley8486 Ай бұрын

Great video max looking forward to more from you

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the feed back...

@itsthebeaushow3584 Ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 Ай бұрын

Thank you

@grubybakedhippi Ай бұрын

Enjoy your video, newer here but the videos are well made, i hope you get more viewers. You deserve it for you're efforts.

@shipwrecksoftheworld878 Ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

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