Jan. 4, 2010, Courier Mail.
Plans call for a plaque to be placed by the wreck of the Centaur bearing messages on an enscripted CD from relatives, descendants and friends. There will also be the names of the ship's personnel, home state or country and branch of service.
This Thursday or Friday, David Mearns will begin the second phase of the expedition where a radio-controlled camera will transmit the first pictures of the ship in 66 years. The interior of the ship will not be probed, however.
It was discovered December 20, 2009, 50 kilometers off the southern tip of Moreton Island and has been declared a war grave where 268 non-combatants died May 1943.
The Queensland and federal governments paid $4 million for the expedition.
A ceremony is planned for the ship.
Long Overdue Recognition. --Cooter
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