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shifted by the violent motion, resulting in a constant 5° list to the port side. Fearing for his ship's safety should this be repeated, Captain Bell ordered her nose to be turned into the oncoming seas and telegraphed the engine room to reduce speed. A man was sent forward to inspect the hatches and the cargo, and he reported back that load had indeed become unbalanced. Due to the size of the seas and depth of water coming across decks, any act of opening the hatches to square-up the blue metal cargo would have been fatal, so
Captain Bell determined to make for the shelter of the Port Kembla harbour for the night, some 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) away.
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Fitzsimmons, gave evidence that the capsize was so swift that nothing more could have been done to avert the tragedy. Both were of the firm opinion that the shifting of the blue metal load was responsible for the listing of the vessel, and somehow for its final
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from nearby Shark Bay through mountainous seas to reach him. Thomsen hung onto the end of the ski while Ford fought to get them back to the beach, where
Thomsen was carried to the kiosk before being taken to Bulli Hospital. Both Thomsen and Fitzsimmons had been in the water for around 12 hours since
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left Sydney for Kiama, arriving there at 9:40am. She immediately commenced loading another cargo of blue metal, and by 11:40am was ready to put to sea with 260 tonnes (260,000 kg) of stone in the forward hold and 380 tonnes (380,000 kg) in the aft. At the time, harbour conditions were calm
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and died, still afloat nearby in their life-jackets. Through the sea mist Norris spotted a beach several miles off. It was decided that each man should try to make his own way to shore, and so at intervals of maybe 15 minutes one-by-one the men left the floating planks and struck-out for the beach.
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He fled from the engine room in time to hear
Captain Bell calling for all hands to the deck and to man the starboard lifeboat. Six crewmen attempted to launch the lifeboat but the magnitude of the list made this impossible. Those crew able to get to the deck then gathered on the high starboard rail
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signal had been sent, all the men present knew that no search for them was imminent, and that in the prevailing conditions their very survival was in jeopardy. The gale-force winds and seas were carrying the men north, and before much time had passed Chief
Officer Henry Stringer, a strong swimmer,
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had disappeared beneath the waves, those crew able to escape the sinking vessel initially clung together to floating debris while being pounded in the dark by the atrocious conditions. Present were
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progress slowed as the conditions worsened more, and at 4pm with the vessel some 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of
Stanwell Park a very large wave impacted the ship causing her to roll severely to port. As she righted, it became obvious that her cargo of loose aggregate had been
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lighthouse and approximately 4–5 miles (6.4–8.0 km) offshore. Captain Bell had told his crew his intention of sheltering at Port Kembla harbour for the night, and to that point things appeared to be in-hand with the vessel's post list stable and not increasing. With now only 5 nautical miles
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in the north. An object thought to be a body was spotted in the water close to
Stanwell Park and a marker dropped, however when the aircraft passed on its next sweep neither items could be found. In general the conditions for flying, let alone searching, were atrocious, and the Catalinas were
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A second plaque at the same location was dedicated on 20 February 1999 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary
Memorial Service of the vessel's sinking. This plaque is ascribed to the Members of the Masonic Lodge of Kiama, the Members of the Southern Branch of the Maritime Union of Australia
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while steaming from Kiama with a load of blue metal, and her wreck, close to the main harbour entrance, is a popular dive location. A memorial to the vessel and her lost crew stands on Black Beach, Kiama, overlooking the harbour where she made her final departure on 24 February 1949.
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Thomsen managed to continue the swim and spotted Nagle clinging to a floating hatch cover, although he later saw the cover on its own. At about the time that
Fitzsimmons reached Woonona, Thomsen was spotted just outside the breaking surf off
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in July 1948, with her lifeboat and lifesaving equipment for a crew of up to 16 reported in good-order. No significant incidents are believed to have occurred until what was to be her last voyage on 22 February 1949.
738:"The Court finds that the ship was properly loaded, and handled in a seaman-like manner by her Master. It finds there is no evidence on which any findings can be made as to the actual cause of the ship foundering."
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Lucy, Nagle and Thomsen. Four crew remained unaccounted for and are believed to have gone down with the vessel, being crewmen Carroll, Belvoir, Riddell and Lightburn. The ship's dog Brownie also effected escape.
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Nagle, who didn't have a life-jacket, went first, followed by Thomsen and Fitzsimmons. After about an hour Fizsimmons passed the earlier two, still alive but near exhaustion, and at around 10am he stumbled onto
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was well visible, indicating the vessel was carrying less than its maximum capacity. The Chairman of Quarries Pty Ltd, the ship's owners, testified that Captain Bell had had command of the SS
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acknowledged, at which time the signalman recorded the events in his log. When he attempted to re-locate the vessel several minutes later he was unsuccessful, and concluded that the
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as the list continued to increase, until they all leapt into the water, followed shortly after by Captain Bell jumping from the bridge with capsize imminent. Within two minutes the
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the sinking, and had drifted and swum through perilous seas over 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi). They were to be the only survivors.
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426:View of Kiama Harbour, final port of departure of
305:HMAS Bombo as stores-carrier in Sydney during WW2
297:SS Bombo in service as HMAS Bombo, taken Feb 1944
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752:Memorial plaque to crew of SS Bombo, Kiama NSW
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1233:, NSW: Masonic Lodge No 35, Kiama.
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93:Sold to Quarries Pty Ltd, Feb 1935
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211:Service in New South Wales waters
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1152:Herben, Carol (23 March 2015).
889:Herben, Carol (16 March 2015).
1227:50th Anniversary Commemoration
805:PERCY CARROLL (CHIEF ENGINEER)
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1971:M24 Japanese Midget Submarine
1258:Stone Fleet (New South Wales)
989:www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info
809:JOHN STEVENSON (2ND ENGINEER)
782:WHICH SANK 22ND FEBRUARY 1949
777:IN MEMORY OF CREW OF SS BOMBO
571:Coastline in Wollongong area.
856:MICHAEL FITZSIMONS (FIREMAN)
797:ARTHUR ROBERT BELL (CAPTAIN)
689:owners arranged for the tug
285:for Australia's war effort.
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1281:34.44527778°S 150.9236111°E
1158:www.illawarramercury.com.au
895:www.illawarramercury.com.au
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563:Crew ordeal and survival
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1115:www.uniteddivers.com.au
852:THORVALD THOMSON (A.B.)
837:ARTHUR LIGHTBURN (COOK)
817:ERNEST NORRIS (FIREMAN)
813:EDWARD NEAGLE (FIREMAN)
715:Court of Marine Inquiry
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98:General characteristics
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1160:. Illawarra Mercury
983:McFadyen, Michael.
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1190:30 December
1164:28 December
1120:14 December
1066:27 December
1024:28 December
995:30 December
901:27 December
609:hypothermia
604:foundered.
447:Port Kembla
418:Last voyage
379:Pacific War
346:minesweeper
221:River Forth
199:Port Kembla
2706:1929 ships
2700:Categories
2678:HMAS
2670:HMAS
2662:HMAS
2654:HMAS
2646:HMAS
2638:HMAS
2630:HMAS
2622:HMAS
2606:HMAS
2598:HMAS
2584:Marguerite
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2568:Kookaburra
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2518:HMAS
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2442:HMAS
2434:HMAS
2426:HMAS
2390:Ly-ee-Moon
2340:HMAS
2290:Shoalhaven
2151:Three Bees
2077:Greycliffe
1998:HMAS
1877:HMAS
1791:Merksworth
1585:Wollongbar
1540:HMAS
1490:Catterthun
1398:Wollongbar
1382:Tassie III
1375:Friendship
1367:Enterprize
1269:34°26′43″S
867:References
703:Tiger Moth
519:Aldis lamp
511:Wollongong
482:La Perouse
468:was abeam
391:West Timor
233:blue metal
2640:Swordsman
2614:USS
2544:Kara Kara
2520:Encounter
2497:Curl Curl
2475:Bellubera
2452:Balgowlah
2444:Australia
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2369:Dureenbee
2279:Shockwave
2220:Illawarra
2106:Iserbrook
1992:Queen Bee
1965:Charlotte
1879:Allenwood
1836:Wendouree
1734:Excalibur
1727:Estramina
1476:(wr.1933)
1353:Adventure
847:SURVIVORS
744:Memorials
626:lifeguard
579:Once the
342:armaments
215:The S.S.
114:540
2672:Vigilant
2664:Vendetta
2632:Stalwart
2608:Mercedes
2528:Geranium
2482:Brighton
2466:SS
2458:SS
2450:SS
2428:Adelaide
2258:Comboyne
2249:SS
2236:Adolphus
2186:Adelphoi
2137:Kuttabul
2127:SS
2092:Hereward
2070:Goolgwai
2048:Colonist
2007:Tuncurry
1976:SS
1958:Argument
1944:Adelaide
1924:Paterson
1914:MV
1885:SS
1864:Adelaide
1827:MV
1821:Recovery
1812:SS
1799:Maianbar
1782:SS
1755:Gertrude
1692:Colonist
1690:SS
1682:SS
1664:Alhambra
1635:Adelaide
1583:SS
1577:Wanganui
1511:SS
1505:Fairwind
1503:MV
1488:SS
1396:SS
1373:SS
1242:See also
1208:SS Bombo
1062:. Afloat
699:Coledale
661:Catalina
630:surf ski
598:Corrimal
459:broached
428:SS Bombo
397:Post-war
372:derricks
365:Oerlikon
74:Launched
2656:Torrens
2648:Tingira
2624:Pioneer
2616:Osborne
2560:Kuramia
2504:Dee Why
2342:Voyager
2327:Koraaga
2299:Advance
2201:Advance
2193:Advance
2166:Woomera
2121:Karangi
2021:Windsor
1871:Advance
1814:Oakland
1806:Norfolk
1769:Grecian
1748:Francis
1699:Contest
1684:Cawarra
1649:Advance
1642:Adolphe
1605:Ability
1520:Fitzroy
1474:Advance
1439:Acielle
1432:Absalom
1425:Ability
792:DROWNED
687:Bombo's
658:R.A.A.F
652:search.
614:Woonona
542:Bombo's
474:Bombo's
387:Koepang
381:, HMAS
325:on her
262:due to
206:History
138:Draught
111:Tonnage
66:Builder
43:History
37:in 1939
2592:Mallow
2552:Kianga
2512:Doomba
2468:Barcoo
2460:Bantam
2376:George
2349:Wandra
2306:Aeolus
2209:Koonya
2203:(1874)
2195:(1872)
2144:Martha
2085:Herald
2055:Dunbar
1985:Narara
1916:Nimbin
1894:Hazard
1784:Lindus
1706:Dundee
1651:(1884)
1622:(1877)
1620:Active
1614:(1850)
1612:Active
1596:Hunter
1549:Kalang
1513:Fingal
1467:Adonis
1215:, NSW.
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691:Warung
640:Search
589:mayday
252:Bombo'
241:Sydney
184:Sydney
122:Length
2680:Yarra
2600:Medea
2590:HMAS
2576:Lewes
2490:Colac
2436:Anzac
2334:Nancy
2313:Agnes
2251:Bombo
2243:Agnes
2229:Adele
2164:HMAS
2135:HMAS
2119:HMAS
2113:Itata
2068:HMAS
2041:Agnes
2014:Whale
1978:Myola
1951:Aenid
1922:HMAS
1901:Henri
1844:WST-1
1829:Sygna
1657:Agnes
1570:Trial
1563:Titan
1497:Edwin
1418:Abbey
1390:Waree
1388:HMAS
1360:Agnes
1231:Kiama
1213:Kiama
766:Kiama
723:Bombo
650:Bombo
622:Bulli
602:Bombo
594:Bulli
581:Bombo
557:Bombo
538:Bombo
531:Bombo
527:Bombo
523:Bombo
507:Bombo
500:Bombo
466:Bombo
455:Bombo
449:, a "
435:Bombo
403:Bombo
383:Bombo
334:Bombo
315:Bombo
311:Bombo
283:Bombo
271:Bombo
245:Bombo
237:Kiama
225:Leith
217:Bombo
180:Kiama
176:Bombo
167:Bombo
149:Steam
90:Notes
58:Owner
52:Bombo
35:Bombo
21:Bombo
2574:HMS
2536:Huon
2320:Hive
2129:Kate
2000:Swan
1842:USS
1797:TSS
1776:Hope
1741:Fido
1534:Jane
1446:Acme
1192:2016
1166:2016
1122:2016
1068:2016
1026:2016
997:2016
955:ISBN
903:2016
505:The
338:mast
327:bows
323:"BB"
260:list
256:deck
250:The
163:The
154:Crew
130:Beam
103:Type
82:Fate
48:Name
2083:PS
1671:Bee
1628:Ada
389:in
223:at
165:SS
116:GRT
19:SS
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