City of York wreck, Rottnest (protected)
Protected historic wreck (Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 and the WA Maritime Archaeology Act): look and photograph, never touch, move or remove anything. The City of York was an iron barque that struck a reef in a storm in 1899 about 200 m off Cape of York Bay; 11–12 men drowned when their lifeboat capsized. The wreck is a tangle of iron plates, ribs and beams on rock in about 7 m. Part of the Rottnest Wreck Trail.
Facts
- Region: Western Australia – Ningaloo, Rottnest & the south-west
- Area: Rottnest Island (Perth) – temperate
- Depth: 3–7 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: wreck
- Coordinates: -31.99417, 115.48889 (approximate)
- Highlights: iron plates, ribs, beams on rock
- Tips: Exposed to swell on the island's northwest; choose a calm day. Position from Wikipedia, approximate.