From the Oct. 7th West Australian.
These conspiracy theories just won't go away and probably never will. Last week, a series of e-mails were sent to the German embassy in Canberra saying that the photos of the ship and its adversary, the German raider Kormoran were faked by the expedition that found them of Australia's west coast.
Queensland resident James Eagles, who has claimed different conspiracy theories all along, now claims that the photos of the HMAS Sydney are actually of the German battleship Bismarck.
Eagle also points out that the characters "08 KO" painted on the Kormoran's bilge keel is false because the ship was launched in 1938 as the merchant vessel Steirmark.
The images of the Sydney's shattered lifeboats, identified by the ship's crest badge on their sides, is also incorrect. Eagle says these are just a compilation of various wrecks Mearms' group have discovered.
Finding Sydney Foundation member Bob Trotter dismisses the claims. Archival footage of the Sydney show the same badges on the life boats. As far as the "08 KO", the Steirmark would have had to have been dry docked for its conversion to a raider.
They examined photographs of the Bismarck and there is now way they resemble the Sydney.
Mr. Eagles also had extensive conspiracy theories in the Cole Commission Report.
Who Is Right? --Cooter
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