The shipwreck was found off the coast of Australia, 168 years after it was sank, killing 16 crew members

The researchers discovered the potential site of the Dutch ship that sank on the coast of Australia more than 150 years ago.

William de Toydi Koning was a 800 tons ship, which was sailing near Rob, southern Australia when he drowned in June 1857. He said on social media.

The ship was sailing with 25 crew members when it drowned, According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Sixteen crew members died in drowning, ABC said.

The museum started work with the Silentworld Foundation, which is studying maritime history in Australia, as well as the University of Flinders and the Environmental and Water Department in southern Australia. The museum said that the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cultural Heritage Agency in the Netherlands supported research efforts.

Dr. James Hunter, with the Maritime Museum, told ABC that researchers found parts of the ship on the sea floor in the Gulf of Guichen. Hunter said that these parts included the ingredients of the crane and iron in the ship.

Social media said the efforts made to find the ship has been going on about four years ago. Hunter told ABC that the weak underwater vision impeded the work. The researchers believed that they had identified the ship in 2022, but it took it until March 2025 to confirm the identity of the ship.

“The last visit to Robe … led to a possible identification of the ship’s wreck He said on social media. “The vision was difficult, but it is still enough for the team to make this amazing call!”

Future monitoring will take place on the site. The museum said that these visits will evaluate the site and work to “discover more of this maritime history.”

Water is scattered off the coast of Australia with shipwrecks and many have been found in recent months.

Last July, Australian scientists identified The final resting place From Noongah, a huge cargo ship drowned in raw seas in 1969, killing 21 of 26 crew members on the plane.

Three months before, a small underwater drone is located A horn -lived bowl In an area known as the “Cemetery of the Ship” off the coast of Australia. This discovery came just weeks after the charcoal campaign SS enemy ship Fupping the coast of Australia, more than a century after its drowning.