Maheno Shipwreck

The Maheno was built as a luxury liner. During WWI, it was used for a hospital ship. After the war, it returned to its previous use as a luxury liner. It was sold to Japan because it was believed the ship was outdated and it took to many men to work the steam engine. The Japanese picked up the ship with 6 men. A tugboat and a rope pulled the ship because these men could not operate the ship on their own. A cyclone came about and they had to cut the rope to save themselves. The Maheno came ashore on Fraser Island & it’s still there today.

I found all of this quite funny. The Japanese bought this huge ship, didn’t bring enough people to operate it, then lost it during a cyclone—what a waste of money! It was interesting to see how the ship had decayed over time, but still standing & looking like a ship.