An application of remote sensing and photogrammetric survey techniques for rapid site monitoring at the historic shipwreck Star of Greece [1868–1888] (Port Willunga, South Australia)

Chelsea Colwell-Pasch, Chelsea Wiseman, Jonathan Benjamin, Paul Baggaley, John Naumann, Mark Staniforth

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Abstract

From 2014–2018, Flinders University conducted a series of remote sensing surveys of the wrecksite of the historic ship Star of Greece that ran aground at Port Willunga during a storm on 13 July 1888, resulting in the loss of the ship and the lives of 18 of its crew. The surveys recorded the underwater remains of the ship with side-scan sonar, underwater and aerial photography and diver and boat-based photogrammetry and investigated the Half Moon Beach foreshore facing the wreck using different magnetometers. This paper reports on the implementation, methodology and results of these surveys and implications for rapid recording, impact assessment and monitoring of this and other shallow, nearshore, large metal shipwreck sites
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91–102
Number of pages12
JournalBulletin of The Australasian Institute For Maritime Archaeology
Volume43
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2019

Keywords

  • Marine archaeology
  • Port Willunga
  • Star of Greece
  • Remote sensing survey
  • Cultural heritage management

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