The Sepia was a three-masted iron sailing barque (barge) that wrecked en route to Fremantle, 3km west of Carnac Island. It was carrying general supplies needed for the growing Swan River Colony. Maritime Archaeologist Corioli Souter has carried out excavations on the site and has found items that reveal insights to the needs and wants of the fledgling settlement.
Month of Shipwrecks
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun 30 Oct 2011This July is the Month of Shipwrecks.
At 9:30am every weekday throughout the month a new video, map, mini-website, photo gallery, lecture, interview or database will be available exclusively on this website to reveal new insights about wrecks such as the Batavia, SS Xantho and James Matthews, or invite you behind-the-scenes to learn about our research and archaeology.