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The plaque commemorates the Antarctic supply ship, "Nella Dan" which sunk after running aground at Macquarie Island.

The Nella Dan anchored in Buckles Bay on 3 December 1987, close to the Macquarie Island station. There were 45 people on board. Gale-force winds were blowing and the ‘Nella’ drifted onto rocks.

Her owners decided the damage was too great for her to be salvaged and shortly before Christmas, she was towed out to sea and scuttled. Before she sank she caught fire and went down in a blaze of fire, in what Captain Arne Sorensen described as ‘a true Viking Funeral’.
 

Location

Address:Dukes Walk, Polly Woodside Maritime Museum, South Melbourne, 3205
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.824237
Long: 144.953165
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Maritime
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:December-1987
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:December-1987
Designer:Michael Meszaros
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1990
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