> Mr Howard said the loss of Sydney was one of the
> great sea mysteries of World War Two.
Umm, the story provided seems pretty straighforward.
Until quite recently the precise location of the vast
majority of WW-II sinkings was unknown. What makes
this one a "great" mystery?
> "On the information given to us and given the track
> record of the partner (the prospects of success are)
> pretty good."
As are the odds that what they [first] find will be the
Kormoran instead.
It is a great mystery simply because the ship has never been found.
HMAS Sydney was never seen to sink. The survivors of the Kormoran saw Sydney limp away from the battle. By the next morning, it had disappeared -- they didn't know whether it sank or survived until after they were rescued.