Fire on the Water

The Shire of Shark Bay & Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery & Visitor Centre is delighted to announce the opening of Fire on the Water. The new 3D short film and accompanying exhibit tells the story of the battle between HMAS Sydney II and HSK Kormoran, tracing the events of their World War II battle off Shark Bay

Astonishing deep-sea 3D imagery from the 2015 expeditions to the wreck sites, under taken by WA Museum, Curtin University and DOF Subsea have been used to create a timeline of the battle and to offer insights into what happened when the ships met off Shark Bay 77 years ago. 

Fire on the Water can be seen as a companion piece to ‘From Great Depths’ showing at the Museum of Geraldton.

The project has been funded by Protecting National Historic Sites grant from the Australian Government’s Department of the Environment and Energy, with additional funding and project management from the Shire of Shark Bay, as well as in-kind support from WA Museum. 

The producer and curator is Robyn Johnston, who produced the “From Great Depths” exhibit and film on the Sydney/Kormoran story which is currently on display at WA Museum’s Museum of Geraldton. 

The exhibit is permanent, free and screens every half hour during the Shark Bay Discovery and Visitors Centre normal opening hours.