Shipwrecks
Endeavour Reef (Cook's anchors)
Grounded 1770 · Great Barrier Reef, off Cooktown, QLD, Australia
RecoveredThe prize. Cannons & anchors jettisoned by Capt. Cook
Where. Great Barrier Reef, off Cooktown, QLD, Australia
Status. Recovered
Where. Great Barrier Reef, off Cooktown, QLD, Australia
Status. Recovered
The account
Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour struck this reef in 1770 and survived only by heaving six cannons and several anchors overboard to refloat. They were recovered in 1969, the kind of famous raised anchor that inspired our mark.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at Great Barrier Reef, off Cooktown, QLD, Australia; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Historic shipwreck protected under Australian law; permits required.
- What is there: Cannons & anchors jettisoned by Capt. Cook.
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