Solving the Mystery of SS Nemesis

In July 1904, the SS Nemesis vanished in a storm off the Australian coast, taking the lives of 32 crew members. For 120 years, her fate remained a mystery until a chance discovery finally brought the Nemesis' fate to light.

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[firstnamlastnam]

Naming a ship 'Nemesis' is one hell of an omen.

[nigelmorroll]

It's always nice for a lost ship and her to finally get their names back after being lost for a long time.

[fubarmodelyard]

Videos like this make sure the ships and the souls aboard are not forgotten

[Dan_Ben_Michael]

I’m from the area that the Nemesis was discovered so it’s very interesting to see that it’s covered on this channel as I’m a big fan. FYI, “Wollongong” is pronounced “Wool-on-gong” and “Cronulla” is pronounced “Crow-null-ah”. “Bathurst” is “Bathust”, “Melbourne” is “Mel-bun”, “Brisbane” “Briz-bun”. Aussie pronunciations of place names, especially Aboriginal in origin, can be a little tricky because we murder the English language, so I appreciate the effort.
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[robertchandler]

G'day from Australia Brad. I'd say you've got the market cornered for this sort of well researched, thoughtfully visualised story-telling of maritime history, so you've got my vote for these lesser known vessels and tragedies.

If I could recommend another ship lost in similar circumstances to the Nemesis, it would be the SS Koombana, lost on the West Australian coast in March 1912. She was a fabulously appointed cargo liner, calling into rugged frontier ports and she acted as a link with civilisation for isolated communities. She steamed out into an approaching cyclone and was never seen again. I reckon her story would be right up your alley.

P.S: You were almost spot on with your pronunciation of Australian place names :)

[jonilougy]

A "Super Thanks" to you!
From the Lougy family

[wyattgardner]

"...the fog of history" I love your writing, keep up the great work!

[Sassymouse]

A stark reminder that the sea can be beautiful but cruel. Thank you for the dedications you put at the end, its respectful and ensures that the human element isn't glossed over - as much as we mourn a ship itself, there are always people on it who sail it. Sometimes that gets forgotten.
Nice to see my great country "down under" being featured! And my city as well (Sydney).
Hadn't heard of this disaster at all before this. Thanks for a fantastic video as always Bradley & BoB crew! Well done!

[Chord_]

I appreciated the different approach you took for this video, and would love to see more of it! Particularly, I found the cuts between current day explorations and the final days and hours of the ship to be effective.

[roboboydax]

Could you please make a video about the City of Benares. It’s been forgotten by many. However, I feel like it’s tale needs to be told. A story of drama and horror but in the end a tale of an exciting survival. Keep up the good work. I love your videos.

[Ebikelover]

Love all your videos, but a solved shipwreck mystery being solved is incredible.

[franklinkz]

Whatever kind of video you make, its your writing talent that makes them great. Do the stories you want to make

[roberthennel]

The life of a sailor is always treacherous, and you are constantly with one foot in a watery grave, regadless whether seafairing, inland lake or river. Just about 2 months ago, an engineer was lost on the Danube I used to know, son in law to the owner of a small shipping company, father of 3, just 2 yeas older than me. From what is known, his shift was over, they were in port unloaded in the evening, ready to set sail for another loading. He must have slipped and fell overboard, unfortunately it went unnoticed, eveyone thought he went to sleep and only realised he was missing the next day.

[ChakatSandwalker]

Huddart-Parker (which you said as 'Packer') was founded in 1876, and bought out in 1961. It was also the owner of the Elingamite, which wrecked with a cargo of gold on NZ's Three Kings Islands in 1902 due to inaccurate charts.

Big Old Boats are great, but the Little Old Boats have their own stories to tell. <3 I would welcome more of these insights into more obscure smaller ships now and then.

[AllOZYSAdventures]

I’m from Australia. This is awesome. My dad is from Sydney and I live in Melbourne.

[RahilPelichev]

This is the first channel I watched on my new cellphone, a few weeks ago. I've been really enjoying it since then!

[miapdx]

"Those on shore could do nothing as they fired rocket after rocket"
Thank you for another excellent video. Another long lost vessel is not forgotten. Salute 🌹⚓

[TheSaneHatter]

An interesting story structure: alternating history and mystery in equal measure. It's worth pursuing further.

[ButterBallTheOpossum]

Another real mystery is what was in the shipping containers that was so valuable that they paid a survey company with an ROV to search for them?

[liberteus]

ANother beautifully narratted, well illustrated, superbly documented video. I am so grateful that you dedicate the video to the lost souls, that's one last hommage to these courageous sailors, their memories lost in time, their history never previously told, and you shine a light on them, giving them what is, I hope, a memorial for decades to come.