A ship that disappeared 120 years ago found at the bottom of the ocean

After 120 years of obscurity, the mystery of the SS Nemesis, a coal ship that went missing in 1904 while sailing from Newcastle to Melbourne, has finally been solved. The ship with 32 crew members on board left the port but never arrived at its destination.

It was last seen off the coast of Wollongong during a severe storm. Subsea Professional Marine Services found the wreckage at a depth of 160 meters, 26 km off the Kembla Coast, the Daily Star reports.

Parts of the ship and the bodies of crew members were found more than 100 years ago when they washed ashore.

For a long time, the history of the disaster remained a mystery until a company searching for lost containers accidentally stumbled upon the wreckage.

Experts from NSW Heritage engaged the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) to test speculation about which ship the wreckage belonged to.

The underwater images taken by the CSIRO allowed them to compare them with historical photographs and sketches of the SS Nemesis, finally identifying the ship.

The researchers believe that the ship's engine "overloaded" during the storm, and when it was hit by a large wave, the ship sank too quickly to launch lifeboats.

This discovery will help many families whose ancestors suffered more than a hundred years ago to find peace and answers to their questions about the events of that fateful day.

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