HMAS Sydney finder to join Centaur hunt
- On 15/01/2009
- In Famous Wrecks
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By Tuck Thompson
The man who found the HMAS Sydney off Western Australia said he would submit a proposal to locate the hospital ship Centaur.
But David L. Mearns, who heads UK-based Blue Water Recoveries, could face competition from Australians involved in the HMAS Sydney project, including deep-water oil and gas pipeline firms.
Explorers have until January 23 to respond to an advertisement for a project manager, a post expected to be filled next month.
Centaur was torpedoed off the Brisbane Coast in 1943 by a Japanese submarine, with the loss of 268 lives. Hundreds of families across Australia have waited years for the war grave to be discovered.
The Queensland Government has defended a steering committee overseeing the $4 million project .
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