- On 12 October 1973, coastal freighter MV Blythe Star departed Hobart and subsequently disappeared. This triggered the largest maritime search ever conducted in Australia to that time.
- Although all 10 crew escaped the sinking vessel on a life raft, three tragically died before the crew could be rescued nearly two weeks later.
- We have confirmed the location of the wreck of the MV Blythe Star nearly 50 years after the vessel disappeared at sea.
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