Tasmanian shipwreck uncovered by storms

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Gary Vines

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Jun 22, 2016, 9:25:48 AM6/22/16
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The wreck of a ship appeared briefly at Friendly Beaches but has almost completely disappeared again.

Parks and Wildlife Marine Historian Mike Nash said he thought it was a rare glimpse of the Viola, a 139-ton brig that was forced ashore during strong winds in November 1857, while carrying coal from Newcastle to Hobart.

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