I was there for this and on the beach, remember it well. My father worked security, so we were allowed to be up close. He has heaps of Super 8 footage.
What memories, I was a teen back then and scored a ride in one of the media helicopters and took some black & white pics of the ship. After it broke its back the front section was actually salvaged and towed to a scrap metal yard in Asia to be cut up. The aft section remained on Stockton Beach for many years gradually rusting away. I have some pics stored somewhere of the aft section with the accommodation ablaze, some arsonist went out to the ship and set a fire in the bridge. It was a well known landmark on Stockton Beach, I think nothing remains of it now in 2022.
As a young kid in the early 70's I remembered a seeing up close the wreck of the Vanlene, a car freighter which carried 300 new 1972 Dodge Colts from Japan to Seattle but ran aground off the Canadian west coast 200 miles off course I saw it in its many stages of decay for nearly 3 years until finally slipping and breaking up under the water surface away from view except for adventurous scuba divers. I bet there is also many super8 footage of the Vanlene wreck as well.
Great to see this footage. Like Dave below, I was also a teen at the time, lucky enough to be living at Fullerton St Stockton. We made several trips up to see her over the following weeks, and who knows how many, over the years. I remember seeing her forward section afloat in Port Stephens (from memory), before being towed away.
Did you by chance know Jim Jones, a Waratah Towage tug captain (PRIVATEER) who lived in Stockton at the time with his son Bradley? Jim would have passed away by now.
I was on the beach when the RAAF lied some of the crew off using a helicopter, the waves were hitting the weather side of the ship and the heavy spray was breaking over the hovering helicopter, the crew got well deserved bravery medals for their action that day, some of the crew were taken off using a breeches buoy, this was on the morning of the first day
The bridge ended up turned back out to sea after they salvaged the forward section where the break was. Great waves were to be had for a generation of surfers after this. Nothing left now. Sadly.
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I was there for this and on the beach, remember it well. My father worked security, so we were allowed to be up close. He has heaps of Super 8 footage.
What memories, I was a teen back then and scored a ride in one of the media helicopters and took some black & white pics of the ship. After it broke its back the front section was actually salvaged and towed to a scrap metal yard in Asia to be cut up. The aft section remained on Stockton Beach for many years gradually rusting away. I have some pics stored somewhere of the aft section with the accommodation ablaze, some arsonist went out to the ship and set a fire in the bridge. It was a well known landmark on Stockton Beach, I think nothing remains of it now in 2022.
Did the rear sink or was it scrapped ?
@@rosspbarnett458 The rear gradually disappeared into the sand bar and through rusting it just crumbled away.
As a young kid in the early 70's I remembered a seeing up close the wreck of the Vanlene, a car freighter which carried 300 new 1972 Dodge Colts from Japan to Seattle but ran aground off the Canadian west coast 200 miles off course I saw it in its many stages of decay for nearly 3 years until finally slipping and breaking up under the water surface away from view except for adventurous scuba divers. I bet there is also many super8 footage of the Vanlene wreck as well.
Great to see this footage. Like Dave below, I was also a teen at the time, lucky enough to be living at Fullerton St Stockton. We made several trips up to see her over the following weeks, and who knows how many, over the years. I remember seeing her forward section afloat in Port Stephens (from memory), before being towed away.
Did you by chance know Jim Jones, a Waratah Towage tug captain (PRIVATEER) who lived in Stockton at the time with his son Bradley? Jim would have passed away by now.
@@dieseldavetrains8988 No sorry mate, cant say I did.
Жесть! Никто и ничто не может устоять перед природной стихией!
Это точно! Стихия природы всевластна!
Так он переломился,метал тоже устает,все закономерно!
Все--- кранты.
I was on the beach when the RAAF lied some of the crew off using a helicopter, the waves were hitting the weather side of the ship and the heavy spray was breaking over the hovering helicopter, the crew got well deserved bravery medals for their action that day, some of the crew were taken off using a breeches buoy, this was on the morning of the first day
I think my father has footage of that on super 8.
Fantastic and beautifully filmed. I remember it all well and shot it in BW. :-)
The bridge ended up turned back out to sea after they salvaged the forward section where the break was. Great waves were to be had for a generation of surfers after this. Nothing left now. Sadly.
i checked, so some 45 plus years later and the ship is still there but it's now a mere shell of its former self..
No, it's all gone now. Nothing is standing above the water line.
Откуда появилась глубина для кормы!? 🤔
Think we’re going to need a bigger beach!
Sorry, but u can't park there. We're going 2 have 2 ask u 2 please move ur ship.
WHY NO USE OF THE ANCHORS.
Does she look like she needed an anchor?
That's a rusted old tub that have seen best of its glory seafaring years and deliberately beach for insurance purposes.. ✌ ☮.
It was on its maiden voyage do some homework
Always an idiot expert...
Looks like she broke up in the middle
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She will be right 😱