Month of Shipwrecks – Batavia Expedition 2013

Photo Galleries | Updated 7 years ago

Use of the extension ladder to lay wiring to the buildingsLaying cabling to the buildings
Image copyright WA Museum Use of the extension ladder to get high view of the buildingsViewing the building tops
Image copyright WA Museum Bringing surveying equipment along the coral beachMoving surveying equipment
Image copyright WA Museum A full moon rising above the beach horizonA full moon in the Abrolhos
Image copyright WA Museum Two small up-turned boats sitting on the coastline at dawnTwo boats at dawn
Image copyright WA Museum Aerial view of Beacon Island on the Abrolhos IslandsBeacon Island
Image copyright WA Museum A pinboard showing various photos of the local bird lifeThe local bird life
Image copyright WA Museum Taking a close-up view through a surveyor's instrumentSurveying the coastline
Image copyright WA Museum Taking a close-up view through a surveyor's instrumentSurveying the island
Image copyright WA Museum A group photo of the Maritime Archaeology team working in this expeditionThe expedition crew
Image copyright WA Museum A mass of sea birds on the wharfLocal bird life
Image copyright WA Museum Moving equipment from the buildings to the shorelineMoving equipment
Image copyright WA Museum Seated on the boat as it heads out to the dive siteGetting ready for the dive...
Image copyright WA Museum Diving in the coral reefs in the Abrolhos IslandsExploring the wreck site
Image copyright WA Museum Diving in the coral reefs in the Abrolhos IslandsExploring the wreck site
Image copyright WA Museum Wide angle underwater view of the coral reefs in the Abrolhos IslandsExploring the wreck site
Image copyright WA Museum Diving in the coral reefs in the Abrolhos IslandsExploring the wreck site
Image copyright WA Museum Diving in the coral reefs in the Abrolhos IslandsExploring the wreck site
Image copyright WA Museum Diving in the coral reefs in the Abrolhos IslandsExploring the wreck site
Image copyright WA Museum Underwater plaque dedicated to the shipwreck sitePlaque dedicated to the shipwreck
Image copyright WA Museum Examining the fishermen's buildingsMeasuring the buildings
Image copyright WA Museum A bottle perched on a verandah railing with the beach in the backgroundFinishing the day
Image copyright WA Museum The coral reefs of the Abrolhos IslandsCoral Reef
Image copyright WA Museum The coral reefs of the Abrolhos IslandsCoral Reef
Image copyright WA Museum A workshop stocked with tools and equipmentA workshop
Image copyright WA Museum The coral reefs of the Abrolhos IslandsCoral Reef
Image copyright WA Museum A man setting up a camera oin a rooftop ready to take a photoStaging a photo
Image copyright WA Museum Wide angle view of Beacon Island viewed from the jettyBeacon Island
Image copyright WA Museum The expedition crew gathered around a dining tableThe expedition crew
Image copyright WA Museum Beacon Island at sunset, with spectacular hues on the waterBeacon Island sunset
Image copyright WA Museum Using a metal detector to find mettalic objects on shorelineSearching for artefacts
Image copyright WA Museum Close up view of coral artefact placed next to a colour cardClose up view of an artefact
Image copyright WA Museum A boat arriving at the jettyArriving at the Jetty
Image copyright WA Museum A diver and seal breeching the surfaceA diver and a seal
Image copyright WA Museum

This photo gallery showcases some photo highlights of the research expedition to the Abrolhos islands during April-May 2013.