David Mearns – Search Director, The Finding Sydney Foundation Before the start of our ROV dive on Kormoran’s wreck and debris field I cautioned everyone that in contrast with HMAS Sydney the wreck of Kormoran was going to be in a very bad state and that...

THE FINDING SYDNEY FOUNDATION SEARCH TEAM RETURNS HOME - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED The Finding Sydney Foundation will hold a media conference in Fremantle following the successful filming of the wrecks of HMAS Sydney II and HSK Kormoran. Where: NWS Shipping...

David Mearns – Search Director, The Finding Sydney Foundation I was expecting another long day (and night) today diving on the sonar targets we named as the “battle site” between Kormoran and Sydney largely because of their location on a line that approximates...

David Mearns – Search Director, The Finding Sydney Foundation The top objective of today’s ROV dive to HMAS Sydney’s debris field was to identify the largest sonar target, which I was confident was Sydney’s detached bow. This was achieved, along with...

David Mearns – Search Director, The Finding Sydney Foundation Immediately after posting our search diary yesterday we were forced to recover the ROV because of an alarm telling us it was low on oil that is used to fill an important transformer housing...

First Photographs Of the Wreck Of the Sydney Media Release from The Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon today congratulated the Finding Sydney Foundation...

David Mearns – Search Director, The Finding Sydney Foundation Whilst it has taken longer than expected I am very pleased we can now show the first pictures of HMAS Sydney to a waiting Australia. At 15:10 (AWT) on Thursday 03 March 2008, our cameras focused...

Ted Graham, Chairman of the Finding Sydney Foundation, on behalf of his fellow Directors, Don Pridmore, Glenys McDonald, Keith Rowe and Bob Trotter and on behalf of the whole onshore and offshore team said he was elated to hear of the success in obtaining...

The SV Geosounder returned to Geraldton, Western Australia on Thursday 20th of March 2008. The demobilisation of the Williamson Sonar Spread has been completed and the mobilisation of an ROV team and specialist deepwater camera and lighting equipment...

What's Coming Up from the Finding Sydney Foundation Vessel demobilisation of the Williamson Sonar Spread in progress Mobilisation of an ROV team and specialist deepwater camera and lighting equipment commenced SV Geosounder expected to depart Geraldton...

David Mearns - Search Director, The Finding Sydney Foundation Knowing it was unlikely that such unique deeptow side-scan sonar equipment would ever again be available and mobilised on a vessel off the coast of WA, I had decided to collect the best possible...

The Finding Sydney Foundation will hold a media conference after the return of SV Geosounder to the Port of Geraldton, following the successful discovery of the wrecks of HMAS Sydney II and HSK Kormoran. Where: City of Geraldton-Greenough Chambers, cnr...

Media Release from THE HON. WARREN SNOWDON MP, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, 18th March 2008. Work has begun on commemoration ceremonies for HMAS Sydney II, the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, announced...

Highlighted excerpt from House of Representatives,Votes and Proceedings regarding HMAS Sydney. Hansard 18th March 2008 Link:: http://www.findingsydney.com/docs/HansardReps180308.pdf (PDF Format)

David Mearns - Search Director, The Finding Sydney Foundation The day began very early for all of us today. Actually for the past few days there hasn't been much difference between days and nights as they have all rolled into one long marathon session...