The ship named Batavia, with over 340 passengers aboard, met its demise in the Houtman Abrolhos islands off the coast of Western Australia in 1629. According to the National Museum Australia , 300 ...

Fifty-five years after it sank, killing 21 men, Australia has found the shipwreck of the MV Noongah. The 71m (233ft) freighter was carrying steel off the coast of New South Wales when it ran into ...

Divers have visited the wreckage of a boat that sank during Cyclone Tracy 50 years ago to lay a wreath for those who died ...

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Each sunken ship, whether American, Japanese or Australian, marks the spot of a fierce fight for control. Today, however, Australia faces a different kind of battle, as these shipwrecks ...

Australia intercepted a boat carrying about 200 asylum seekers off the country's northwest coast and put them on a troop ship already carrying hundreds of other asylum seekers bound for Papua New ...

Australia stood its ground today saying it would force a cargo ship overflowing with asylum seekers out of its territorial waters, as concern grew over the health of the unwanted boat people.

In Western Australia’s case ... which houses relics from the infamous 17th century Dutch Batavia shipwreck. Grab a beer at ...

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BATAVIA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Neighbors in Batavia may need to look for their groceries elsewhere this weekend. The Save-A-Lot right in the heart of the city will close its doors permanently on ...

Historians say silverware recovered from a 1629 shipwreck off the coast of Western Australia has revealed the misguided view of Indians held by Europeans at that time. The ship named Batavia, with ...