Post by Dave on Aug 12, 2011 21:49:57 GMT -5
I've been meaning to post about the artwork currently used as the flag for More Stories, both the forum and the website. It depicts the sinkng of the Australian hospital ship, Centaur.
"Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur(I) was a hospital ship which was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 14 May 1943. Of the 332 medical personnel and civilian crew aboard, 268 were killed." (Wiki)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AHS_Centaur
The sinking was controversial because a hospital ship in international waters is not fair game. The wreck was first reported found on the bottom of the Pacific in 1995, but that wreck was later shown to be another ship. The Centaur was finally foundin 2009.
Here are photo presentation of the wreck of the Centaur beneath the sea.
media01.couriermail.com.au/multimedia/mediaplayer/main/index.html?id=1384
More info at:
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8450511.stm
"Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur(I) was a hospital ship which was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 14 May 1943. Of the 332 medical personnel and civilian crew aboard, 268 were killed." (Wiki)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AHS_Centaur
The sinking was controversial because a hospital ship in international waters is not fair game. The wreck was first reported found on the bottom of the Pacific in 1995, but that wreck was later shown to be another ship. The Centaur was finally foundin 2009.
Here are photo presentation of the wreck of the Centaur beneath the sea.
media01.couriermail.com.au/multimedia/mediaplayer/main/index.html?id=1384
More info at:
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8450511.stm