14 hours Ago By [email protected] (Chris Williams)
A 130-year-old shipwreck was uncovered at Dicky Beach on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast after wild weather from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. QUEENSLAND, Australia - The aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred in Australia included the uncovering of a shipwreck which was driven ashore more than 130 years ago at Dicky Beach. Footage was shared on Facebook by Melinda Koltai.
The video shows small waves flow over the now-visible remnants of S.S. Dicky due to significant erosion from Alfred.
Dig deeper: The S.S. Dicky was an iron-hulled steamer that was beached in Caloundra during a cyclone in 1893.
The vessel was then abandoned despite the community's best efforts to re-float it, according to the Sunshine Coast Council. In 2015, parts of the wreck were removed because of safety concerns, but the rest of S.S.
Dicky remained under the tide line, and at some occasions "the SS Dicky will rear her head throughout the lowest of tides and we are able to glimpse the history of our hidden treasure," Dicky Beach Surf Club wrote on Facebook. What they're saying: "The wreck has long been an attraction to both tourists and locals. However, it was badly eroded by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald in 2013.
It continues to deteriorate and pose a safety risk, as remnants of the wreck are repeatedly exposed by erosion associated with natural costal processes," the council said. The Source: Storyful contributed to this report. The information in this story comes from multiple sources.
Footage of the shipwreck was shared on Facebook by Melinda Koltai. Historical details about the S.S.
Dicky, including its beached state during a cyclone in 1893 and its abandonment, were provided by the Sunshine Coast Council..
