❓ Hon Ken Baston asks about WA Museum expeditions to confirm the existence of another wreck near the Zeewijk site. The Minister details inspections and surveys undertaken by the Museum, indicating no wreck was found.
AnsweredQoN 1320Legislative Council
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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN
MUSEUM — SHIPWRECKS — ABROLHOS ISLANDS
1320. Hon KEN BASTON to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Local Government:
The co-discoverer of the 1629 Batavia and the primary finder of the 1727 Zeewijk , Mr Hugh Edwards,
believes that in 2009 he and a group of volunteer explorers found and
identified an additional historic wreck in the Abrolhos Islands. The Western Australian
Museum was informed of the fact.
(1) Will the
minister provide details of any official expeditions, diving or otherwise,
since 1978 undertaken by the Western Australian Museum on the outside Zeewijk site in an effort to confirm or deny the existence of at least one other wreck?
(2) If no official search of the
outside Zeewijk site has occurred, what are the reasons for this?
MUSEUM — SHIPWRECKS — ABROLHOS ISLANDS
1320. Hon KEN BASTON to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Local Government:
The co-discoverer of the 1629 Batavia and the primary finder of the 1727 Zeewijk , Mr Hugh Edwards,
believes that in 2009 he and a group of volunteer explorers found and
identified an additional historic wreck in the Abrolhos Islands. The Western Australian
Museum was informed of the fact.
(1) Will the
minister provide details of any official expeditions, diving or otherwise,
since 1978 undertaken by the Western Australian Museum on the outside Zeewijk site in an effort to confirm or deny the existence of at least one other wreck?
(2) If no official search of the
outside Zeewijk site has occurred, what are the reasons for this?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) In 2009, an
inspection of the Zeewijk site was undertaken. In 2014, the Western Australian
Museum conducted a survey expedition to geo-reference the site. In March 2016,
an aerial magnetometer survey of the site was undertaken. In November 2016, the
WA Museum conducted an expedition, including remote sensing with a magnetometer
and side scan sonar and dives on selected sites. All significant targets,
except for one that was in a difficult site to access because of the swell,
were investigated and in all cases the targets were either geological or
modern.
(2) Not applicable.
some notice of the question.
(1) In 2009, an
inspection of the Zeewijk site was undertaken. In 2014, the Western Australian
Museum conducted a survey expedition to geo-reference the site. In March 2016,
an aerial magnetometer survey of the site was undertaken. In November 2016, the
WA Museum conducted an expedition, including remote sensing with a magnetometer
and side scan sonar and dives on selected sites. All significant targets,
except for one that was in a difficult site to access because of the swell,
were investigated and in all cases the targets were either geological or
modern.
(2) Not applicable.
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