We stumbled upon the story years ago, and for anyone fortunate enough to be holidaying in the top end of Western Australia, and find themselves on the old section of the Wyndham pier, spare a thought for the Motor Vessel Koolama resting in the deep mud of the bay not far from where they are standing.
The only hint of her location is the eerie swirling water over her grave.
One of the most intriguing wartime dramas occurred off the Western Australian coast in February 1942 concerning attacks made by Japanese aircraft on the motor vessel Koolama. The story of this ship, the attack and subsequent events, is one of amazing human engineering and endurance. The aftermath became one of intrigue and the subject of a Marine Board of Inquiry as to whether it was a mutiny indeed.
Follow the story here in the Mutiny Or Malice documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcgAQlKTdcA
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