Location: Flying Angels Club, 76 Queen Victoria St, Fremantle WA 6160
Timings: Guest are welcome as from 17:30 and can expect the online presentation to start at 18:00. The online presentation ends at 18:45 and doors close at 19:15 for the in-person gathering.
Speaker: Patrick Morrison, PhD Student, University of Western Australia
Host: Charles Rae, Honorary Secretary of the WA Branch
About the event:
During this hybrid event the IMarEST WA Branch will be hosting a short in person and online presentation about finding shipwrecks in the 21st century – using open data and 3D photogrammetry.
There are more than a thousand shipwrecks in Western Australia – but only 300 have ever been found. In this presentation I will:
- Present the discovery of several historic wrecks, made through systematic review of seafloor data and historical records.
- Demonstrate the underwater photogrammetry techniques we have used to model dozens of wreck sites in challenging conditions.
- Discuss how this new information is being mobilised to protect and understand these significant archaeological sites.
