Nyora
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The
steamer Nepean was built by J.P
Remnoldson & Sons in South Shields, and was launched
in 1909 for the Australian company Parker & Company
in Melbourne. She changed name right after launch to
Nyora for reasons unknown. She did service as a tug boat
in Melbourne and wentdown in the deep 9.July 1917
outside Cape Jaffa during a storm and high seas. Of the
crew of sixteen men, only two survived. The wreck was
found in 2014 and officially announced in the summer
2019. The wreck rest today 27 nautical miles outside
Cape Jaffa on a depth of 50 meter.
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 Picture: Nyora From video by OzDiverDown Last updated: September 2019 |
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