Wally Gibbins adventure pictures While Fathom was in production, Wally was salvaging war shipwrecks in the Solomon Islands.    The nearest we came to getting news on what was going on underwater over there came via Bob Delander in issue 5 “Salvage”.

SS Yongala – a popular international divers wreck south of Townsville, Queensland.  Wally Gibbins located the ship’s bell while on a filming expedition with Ben Cropp. Does the shipwreck museum in Townsville (where the bell is displayed) give Wally sufficient credit for his significant discovery?  (Picture taken at Coffs Harbour Jetty before bell was shipped [...]

A reader writes:  ”By the way did you know that groper school, particularly inshore ?. When we first started hammering them around Bundy in the late 50′s early 60s the best spot was at Double Rock, about a mile north of the Elliott River Heads. I was with Dave Curtis ( and Allan Frazer.. a [...]

The most celebrated of Western Australian Dutch shipwrecks was The Batavia

Triton shells will eat live Crown-of-Thorns starfish and are therefore the enemy of starfish.  The export of Triton shells may be restricted because of this. This picture of brothers Phillip and Steven Tapau of Murray Island was made in October 1996 during a documentary filming expedition with Ben Cropp.   This article inspired our friend [...]

Walter Deas (above right) liked FATHOM so much he was reported to have applied for The Editor’s job.  (Or maybe publisher  Gareth Powell was pulling my leg)!