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  • [HMAS]Sydney yields secrets of its ocean grave (First photos of wreck)

    04/04/2008 8:01:15 AM PDT · by GATOR NAVY · 2 replies · 29+ views
    The Australian ^ | 5 Apr 08 | Elizabeth Gosch and Mark Dodd
    THE legendary Australian warship HMAS Sydney has loomed out of the deep, dark blue of the Indian Ocean to be captured on film for the first time in almost 67 years. Finding Sydney Foundation director Glenys McDonald recalled the stunned silence inside the packed survey room of the SV Geosounder which early yesterday flashed images back to the world. "All we could see was a blue screen with a bright light and the occasional fish," she said yesterday. "Then there was a shadow, and, almost immediately, HMAS Sydney appeared in front of us. "It's almost impossible to convey to you...