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Shipwreck expert has spent 36 years searching for the wreck of the General Grant

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Fri, 21 Apr 2023, 11:48am
In 1866, the gold-laden General Grant left Melbourne and headed for London via Cape Horn. She disappeared into a giant cave on the west coast of Auckland Island.
In 1866, the gold-laden General Grant left Melbourne and headed for London via Cape Horn. She disappeared into a giant cave on the west coast of Auckland Island.

Shipwreck expert has spent 36 years searching for the wreck of the General Grant

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 21 Apr 2023, 11:48am

According to Heritage New Zealand, there are more than 2500 shipwrecks in New Zealand's marine and fresh waters.

Of those, only about 200 have been accurately located.

Bill Day is a shipwreck expert. He's spent 36 years searching for the wreck of the General Grant in the Auckland Islands and he joined Kerre Woodham.

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