I.D.s 110 & 01294 photographed by John Ward on 1984-01-24 using a 35mm film camera producing a colour negative or print that has been scanned and digitized.
The "Titan Floating Crane" lifting the ferry Karrabee at Circular Quay, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.
A few days prior to this, the ferry Karrabee had been a competitor in the Annual Ferry Boat Race. Up to about eight Sydney ferries compete and members of the public can participate by travelling on board.
In 1984 at the end of the race the ferries returned their passengers to the wharves allotted and all had disembarked. A few minutes after the ferry had been unloaded, the vessel sank.
It remained on the bottom for a few days until arrangements could be put in place to refloat it.
One of the largest floating cranes I believe in the world was eventually obtained and the vessel was lifted from the bottom using pumps to eject the water and by use of the crane.
From recollection the ferry went in for a refit and was then returned to service.
However the ferry did not last much longer and was retired in the 1980s. Sadly the Titan Crane was also lost as attempts were made to tow it across the high seas to Asia and it sank before arriving at its destination.
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