What was the simple mistake that SUNK this ship? #shorts

Did you know in 1882 a perfectly serviceable Ocean Liner sunk in Sydney Harbour? The Austral was a major disaster that confounded Sydneysiders and journalists alike. But the cause was a simple case of human error. And the solution was a showcase of human ingenuity! — 🚢 My Cunard History Website: https://www.chriscunard.com/ 📚 Buy my books: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/books 👕 Buy cruise merch: https://chrisframeofficial.Teemill.com/ 🎶 Listen to The Big Cruise Podcast: https://thebigcruisepodcast.com/ 🛳️ Learn more about cruising at my Blog: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/ -- The year was 1882. The Orient Steam Navigation Company had been successfully operating between the UK and Australia since 1877. Orient Line was directly competing with P&O for passengers travelling to and from Australia. By this point they had custom built two ships for their service, as well as purchasing a number of other ships from PSN Co. Orient Line was also working in partnership with PSN Co to offer additional steamship services to Australia. Austral was the second steamship that Orient Line had built, entering service in May of 1882. It was to have an exciting early service career. On the second voyage to Australia, Austral suffered a number of delays, due to a smallpox epidemic in Cape Town and machinery problems during the journey. Despite the delays the ship was only a couple of days late in arriving, and safely disembarked the passengers. But the real drama had yet to start. On 11 November 1882 the ship was in the process of re-coaling in Neutral Bay [In Sydney Harbour] when she sank at the buoy. Tragically several crew members were lost as a result of the sinking, though the majority were saved, despite the hour of the sinking. Salvage of the Austral took more than 3 months. It involved building a cofferdam from wood and canvas – a cofferdam is a watertight enclosure - that allowed the water to be pumped out in a controlled manner. The ship was raised on 1 March 1883 at an estimated cost of 50,000 pounds. Which roughly equates to 7.7million pounds today or more than $14million AUD. And of course, that was just the costs of the salvage. The ship still had to be fully repaired and cleaned before it could re-enter service. Considering the repairs and lost income from being out of service, the Australʼs sinking was a very costly exercise. — Tags: #history #sydney #maritimehistory #shipsinking #cruiseship #cruisenews #engineering #history #ships #titanic #sinking #coal #oceanlinerdesigns #oceanliner #ocean #ship — Images from full vid located here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAhf-joWiBI Most of the images here are courtesy of the Henderson and Cremer Collection. Our thanks also to the State Library of Victoria, images that are copyright free have been used here including: https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE8283255&mode=browse and https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE669162&mode=browse depicting the Austral disaster. Other referenced images: Australian Dollars: David Peterson: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-shot-of-australian-dollar-4359063/ British Pounds: Christopher Bill: https://unsplash.com/photos/rrTRZdCu7No Newspapers / Public Domain: https://tinyurl.com/483843dkwq Cofferdam / CC. O: https://tinyurl.com/33yw62aw Porthole / Public Domain: https://tinyurl.com/ufhifahfhew Coal Trimmer circa 1908 / Library of Congress / Public Domain: https://tinyurl.com/ie838nsjs Steam Engine (V Engine) / Public Domain: https://tinyurl.com/vir31i4 Coal Hauler / Public Domain (NLA): https://tinyurl.com/usau3842jnsa Music: Opening track: iMovie / Apple Music Other tracks: YouTube Audio