Yes, something along those lines could be part of the explanation.
If most of the Sydney’s lifeboats were destroyed - and that’s by no means impossible - and survivors were forced into the water in life belts and Carley floats and similar, sharks could have wreaked havoc.
We may never know what happened - but we’d like to.
> We may never know what happened - but we’d like to.
May God rest the souls of those brave men, in any event.
From the photos, the Sydney took some amazing punishment before she went down. Crikey!
It’s amazing to see the photos — so clearly, too — after all these decades.