Around 40 ships have sunk along the wave-ravaged Port MacDonnell coast since 1844. The Port MacDonnell Maritime Museum is a barnacle-encrusted trove of artefacts recovered from the shipwrecks. And just down the road towards the shore, check out the old German sea-mine in front of the Customs House.
Port MacDonnell Maritime Museum
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