Found: Shipwreck hunters locate HMAS Sydney II

More than 75 years after her disappearance with all 645 crew, international shipwreck hunter Davide Mearns worked with local experts and family members to finally locate HMAS Sydney II off the Western Australian coast. The wrecks of the Sydney and the German raider HSK Kormoran were found within days of each other in early 2008, ending this enduring mystery. Read more about the search here.

Haunting images show the wreckage and more poignantly, the personal possessions, that now lay undisturbed on the sand, thousands of metres below the surface.

Watch how the search for HMAS Sydney II unfolded