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My father always said there was a Spanish gallon full of gold off the top coast of W.A

Spud Murphy, Dusty Miller and Bob Rose from Pro Diving found this wreck

Great video, thanks. But was your breathing gas mix?

Thankyou, it seems some are prone to forget

Up to the usual great standard

Totally enjoy this documentary, living in Newcastle we're surrounded with shipwrecks which have a fascinating history. Thank you Max & the team for telling this story, great work I'll be looking for other works of yours 🙏 Thanks Stevo Newcastle

Damn good history A grade TV worthy

Your mini documentaries are absolutely next level 👍👍👍

The spear-fisher lady who coined the description you used of grey nurse sharks being the labradors of the sea, is the same person who, along with her husband and a band of elite spearos called "The Shark Hunters", purposely sort to exterminate the grey nurse from Seal Rocks, and the rest of the NSW coast for that matter, in the sixties. Read Ben Cropp's book "Shark Hunters, 1964 Macmillan Publishing Co" for a sickening chronicle of slaughter for money and fame. They even brag at the end of the book that the shark Hunters had almost achieved their goal and the sight of a grey nurse on the east coast was now a rare thing. Why didn't you name her in your segue piece about the nurses?

A family friend was a fisherman out of Foster/Tuncurry from the seventies on wards. I used to occasionally go out with him in the late 70s early eighties. As a side line he was also looking for wrecks to salvage and he took me to a few that he hadn't quite worked out the names of yet. Always felt spooky diving on wrecks when you don't know it's name and history. He eventually sold his fishing boat n set up a dive shop in Tuncurry.😊 Love your work, really well put together and great footage.

Thats some awesome wreck diving

My 2x Great Uncle, and namesake, Robert Smith drowned in this wreck.

Great film! 50 years ago I was on that beach 5 years old helping the fishermen drag in the nets, ahh the 70s at Seal Rocks

Great to watch this. I've dived Sealies hundreds of times in the mid/late eighties, and a couple on the Satara. Said dive shop operator had actaully asked me to accompany him on dives on the Catterthun, maybe it was an opportunity missed, but I wasn't really into such deep dives. Really great doco guys well done.

This is great, I've bought Max's books and purchased some download videos a couple of years ago. Really excellent.

Excellent.

I have one of those coins ... what is it

My ancestor on my maternal side was a light house keeper there in the 1880s, surname Williams. I thought he was the first but a google search says not. Anyways, getting the long boats out to rescue ship wreck survivors was not unknown. I've put this on my watch list and will get around to it.

another great video- well done- production, sound, filming, narration, etc. easy and interesting to watch and learn. thank you highly recommended

Thanks Max and team! Your books and DVDs were an inspiration to my diving career. It's wonderful to see you still producing top notch content!

Really excellent film making. National Geographic has nothing over you guys!

Wonderful work. Great underwater footage, history and clear narration. It's sad so many lives were lost

Fabulous documentary , I lived at seal rocks for a few years, it was good to sort out some of the myths.

Max, I must congratulate you and your team for yet another fantastic documentary. The underwater footage is a standout, the research and archival pictures really add to the feel of the story. The addition of the drone footage shows cinematography at its best. Amazing stuff, I've commented on your documentaries before, but I must say this was in my opinion, one of your best. I'd be keen on purchasing your books if you'd care to put a link somewhere. (Maybe I missed it?) Also, did you happen to spot a gold sovereign by any chance? 😏🪙🪙

Thanks Max and Lesley, very interesting.

Another great video, Already making me want to head down to seal and dive the wrecks!!!

Excellent production. Thanks so much for posting.

Where are all the fish? Most wrecks are teaming with them.

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If the ship turned sideways due to the loss of steering, why isn't she facing east/west on the bottom ??? She still is bow north. I think the hull blew in/out because of the enormous strain from overloading, which seems like a standard practice and the extra strain of the increased wave height. The rudder just dragged around as the ship settled on the sand, perhaps stern first.

Thanks Again Max for displaying this wreck here on YT. Leslie's voice over is just the right tone and timber for these videos. Great work Leslie. Leslie, were you diving with spare air or Nitrox for the deco? Indeed, the Kat lies in very clear water! Stunning filming Max. Great work.

Fascinating dive site ... I have been there three times...

I was astounded when you said about the remains that were removed and those still on bourd 😮

Epic shipwreck Max. My second favourite dive at Chuuk

Excellent. Very moving. Thank-you

Excellent work!

Great video as usual max, keep it up!!

Another amazing video

Awesome. Thanks Max and Leslie! Great work.

Brilliant again

Impressed that you had all the Australian pronunciations right Bron. That's gotta be a first!

I love your videos and the superb footage and background info. As a keen wreck diver, I look forward to more, thank you.

Wonderful work. Looking forward to more.

Another well done video/doc. Recommeded. Steve from Arizona USA

Yet another superb, highly engaging video. I eagerly look forward to the next one.

Another absolutely incredible video 👍👍

Excellent work again Max. Thank you for posting this and your other videos on the wrecks of the east coast of Australia.

Excellent production, Superb videography and narration. I look forward to more of your work, Thank you.

Great doco. Thanks.

Amazing. I always think how the sailors on board were thinking before they were sunk to the bottom. Maybe they missed their home and family and wanted to go back and live in peace. Some of them wanted to fight until the end. RIP