WAUPACA COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – It was an emotional final sendoff for Captain Todd Rasmussen of the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office as his daughter delivered a heartfelt message through dispatch. Deputies with the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office shared the touching video via a Facebook reel on Friday, showing the now-retired Captain’s last sign-off to dispatch […]
By Raquel Mustillo
IT was early 1951 when Limestone Coast resident Geoff Aslin saw the 100m-long, 3346 tonne freighter Corio shipwrecked roughly 4km from Cape Banks.
“I was about six years old at the time and my Dad had an emergency radio and he received a call about the wreck,” Mr Aslin said.
“I remember my parents driving me out to see it.
“There were no roads, just tracks and I can remember having to get out of the car and climb over the dunes.
“When I saw it I couldn’t believe how big it was.”
On February 26, 1951 – 70 years ago today – the steel cargo ship was lost after running aground on Admella Reef when en route from the Fleurieu Peninsula to Wollongong with a cargo of limestone.
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