A shipwreck found on the sea floor north of Port Macquarie has been confirmed as the remnants of a vessel that sank in stormy conditions - and left more than 20 people dead - after it departed Newcastle for Townsville 55 years ago.
The national science agency CSIRO on Thursday announced the results of extensive testing which showed the wreck was MV Noongah, a 71-metre coastal freighter that set off from the Hunter with a load of steel in August 1969.
