The Mahogany Ship

The account

For forty years there was a ship in the dunes that nobody could explain, too old, too strange, possibly Portuguese, possibly proof of Europeans a quarter-century before Cook. Then the coast simply put it away. Victoria once offered a reward for finding it again. The dunes have not accepted.

Leads, where the trail points now

• The site is documented at Dunes near Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
• Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
• What is there: A mystery wreck that could rewrite Australia's history.