Sunday Seminars – Lost Stories from the Abyss in our Backyard: Diving the Shipwrecks of the Rottnest Deepwater Graveyard

The deep waters behind Rottnest Island conceal stories of over 50 shipwrecks. The Graveyard is home to vessels of all kinds. Technical divers have been systematically diving these sites and producing detailed 3D models of each site with the aim of identifying each wreck and connecting the site with its history.

Specialised camera rigs are used by the team to produce 3D models of The Graveyard wrecks at depths of up to 120m, far outside the reach of recreational and commercial divers alike. These models are amongst the deepest diver-produced photogrammetry models ever made.

Hear the fascinating histories of these shipwrecks, and the incredible technical challenges the team have overcome to identify them.