CORREIO DA AZIA 1816
Early Portuguese Trader model
Description
Galera (small mail ship)
Construction
Timber
Size
Unknown
Built
Unknown in Portugal
Owner
Joao Nunes da Silveira Master: Joao Joaquim de Freitas
Sunk
1816/11/25
Location
Point Cloates on reef 6km from shore
Latitude/Longitude
(-22.8628, 113.745066667)
Sinking
En route from Lisbon to Macau carrying silver coins for trade. Struck section of Ningaloo Reef due to lack of longitude navigation knowledge.
Underwater
Wreck at 3m depth with strong breaking swell and surge. Wreckage includes anchors and iron knees scattered in shallow gullies. Timber and spars washed up on shore and documented by early explorers
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