Going, going ....

Going, going ...

Going, going, gone! Not quite as quickly as that. The "Slidre Timur", which went aground on Parker Reef off the Queensland coast on February 26, looked like this at the beginning of March, and then on March 17 it finally gave up the ghost and sank. This spectacular photo, by R. C. Macpherson, shows the bow section on the right which broke away first, followed by the forward hold which sank, and the bridge structure still intact. Some cargo, mainly wines and spirits, was salvaged, but bad weather prevented recovery of cars and boats in the afterhold. The 1,395 ton Norwegian freighter had been on its way from Sydney to Papua-New Guinea.