Phil Vandenbossche

CSIRO’s research vessel RV Investigator is delivering a keystone capability for mapping Australia’s vast marine estate. By Amy Nau and Phil Vandenbossche, CSIRO Australia’s scientific infrastructure received a significant boost in 2014 with the arrival and commissioning of the advanced ocean-class research vessel, RV Investigator.

This article was first published in Issue 125 (Jun/Jul 2023) of Position magazine. CSIRO scientists have used bathymetry and cameras to confirm the location of the wreck of MV Blythe Star. By Craig Davey, Phil Vandenbossche and Augustin Deplante, CSIRO Early in the evening on Friday, 12 October 1973, the 44-metre coastal freighter MV Blythe Star cast its lines and departed Hobart bound for Currie on King Island.

CSIRO scientists have used bathymetry and cameras to confirm the location of the wreck of MV Blythe Star. By Craig Davey, Phil Vandenbossche and Augustin Deplante, CSIRO Late in the evening on Friday, 12 October 1973, the 44-metre coastal freighter MV Blythe Star cast its lines and departed Hobart bound for Currie on King Island. Aboard were 10 crew and a cargo of beer and fertiliser, the latter of which filled the vessel’s hold and was stacked atop its hatch covers.