The Ocean Lounge
Join Dr Maddy McAllister as she takes a deep dive on some of the most incredible ocean discoveries, investigates Australia’s most famous shipwrecks and interviews the original, most influential and sometimes controversial scientists, ocean adventurers, archaeologist’s and shipwreck hunters.
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Just west of Warrnambool, along the windswept coast of southwest Victoria, there's a mystery that’s been buried—literally—for nearly two centuries. A vanished vessel. A dark timber hull. A ghost ship that seems to appear and disappear with the tide of time.
They call it the Mahogany Ship.
Some say it was a Portuguese caravel from the 1520s, wrecked on this shore long before Cook or the Dutch ever reached our shores. Others believe ...
Today, we’re flipping the focus—from archaeology to artistry.
Our guest is someone who doesn’t just see the ocean… he listens to it. Frames it. Waits for its moods. And somehow captures its wildest moments with stillness and soul.
Patrick Baker is one of archaeology’s most celebrated underwater photographers. His work has taken him from coral reefs glowing with life to wrecks swallowed by time. His images have graced magazines, gal...
Today, we’re diving into one of history’s most chilling maritime disasters—the wreck of Batavia. A story of shipwreck, mutiny, and unimaginable brutality. In 1629, Batavia ran aground off the Abrolhos Islands, and what followed was one of the darkest chapters in Australian maritime history. Over 125 men, women, and children were murdered. But this isn’t just a story of disaster—it’s one of greed, survival, and a decades-long archae...
Introduction to the podcast and host Dr Maddy McAllister.
Jeremy Green is one of the OG shipwreck detectives of Australia. For over 5 decades, Jeremy led the maritime archaeology department at the Western Australian Museum. From pioneering underwater metal detectors in the Mediterranean to excavating Australia's most infamouc shipwreck, Batavia, he has seen it all.
Jeremy’s influence in Australia, Asia and Europe is a true indication of the impact his career and knowledge has had on the ...
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