Maritime Archaeology Association Victoria

24/05/2023

What are you doing RIGHT NOW?! stop scrolling and come along to hear from three of the best maritime archaeologists in Australia for a special edition of Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology - AIMA 's monthly 'Ahoy' meeting - made public for national archaeology week ⚓🤿

03/04/2023

Come along to hear about the Tommy Dodd at our monthly meeting tonight!

New & prospective members are welcome!
Monday 3rd April at 8:00pm
Port Education Centre
343-383 Lorimer St, Port Melbourne

Image: Enrique, Rustee and PT searching for the Tommy Dodd wreck in 2013.

The MAAV is a Melbourne based, volunteer led group, that researches on the historical marine archaeological sites of Victoria.

24/03/2023

More great shipwreck science! 🤓

Dive the wreck in VR - https://youtu.be/mHlySgpCEso In World War II Japan and Australia fought for control of the seas north of Australia. The I-124 Japanese...

26/02/2023

Royal shipwreck comes to light in underwater foot…:

Underwater footage shows remains of a 17th-century royal shipwreck that will go on display in Norwich. The Gloucester sank off the Norfolk coast in 1682 whil...

01/08/2022

Who's excited to learn more about the Amazon wreck tonight?

Photo by Liam Phillips

29/07/2022

Our joint Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology - AIMA winter social event is one week away!

Come along for a pub meal, pint & chat about all things underwater!

When: From 6:30pm, Friday 5th August
Where: The Wharf Hotel, 38 Siddeley Street Docklands VIC 3005

RSVP: Through Eventbrite by Tuesday 2nd August
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/aimamaav-winter-warmer-tickets-382756614337?fbclid=IwAR11UeBGdJk2upMhss9UHruCErR5eCxXJaeA8SAkdqwvxebkFbMFOUfLsZY

If you have any questions, contact Tara-Maree (MAAV) on [email protected] or Danielle (AIMA) on [email protected]

29/07/2022

Join us for our August meeting and guest lecture on the Amazon wreck by Liam Phillips (Heritage Victoria).

Monday 1st August at 8:00pm
Port Education Centre
343-383 Lorimer St, Port Melbourne

New & prospective members are welcome!

Image: A jersey-built three-masted barque (sourced from Heritage Victoria via the Amazon Project)

18/07/2022

It's been a while between drinks - we can't wait! Make sure to sign up via eventbrite ⚓️🍻

Get toasty with a pub meal and a pint. AIMA and MAAV join together for a social dinner to talk shipwrecks and UCH!

20/01/2021

What's YOUR favourite sea faring tune? #2021 ⚓🍻🎼

“2021 is the year of the sea shanty https://t.co/ohOAGvkbtC”

13/10/2020

Glad I wasn't diving! 🌊⚓️💣

Navy divers remove live bomb after fisherman called in find on Lord Howe Island’s Elizabeth reef

05/04/2020

In lieu of an April meeting, here's some highlights from our labour day dive trip!

Two three-masted barques were inspected - the Lady Young (1865) and the Cheviot (1827).

We indulged in maritime archaeology above water too! A visit to the Port Albert maritime museum let us rediscover the Clonmel, an English steamer facilitating trade between Melbourne, Launceston and Sydney which wrecked on her third voyage after a 63 hour struggle.

Great to see work by Heritage Victoria and MAAV members in a former era working to identify, record and preserve wrecks across Victoria's coastline!