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The plaque commemorates the Antarctic supply ship, "Nella Dan" which sunk after running aground at Macquarie Island.
The Nella Dan anchored in Buckles Bay on 3 December 1987, close to the Macquarie Island station. There were 45 people on board. Gale-force winds were blowing and the ‘Nella’ drifted onto rocks.
Her owners decided the damage was too great for her to be salvaged and shortly before Christmas, she was towed out to sea and scuttled. Before she sank she caught fire and went down in a blaze of fire, in what Captain Arne Sorensen described as ‘a true Viking Funeral’.
Location
| Address: | Dukes Walk, Polly Woodside Maritime Museum, South Melbourne, 3205 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.824237 Long: 144.953165 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Maritime |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | December-1987 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | December-1987 |
| Designer: | Michael Meszaros |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1990 |
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
