King Island
Blythe Star’s
intended
destination
40 km
40 miles
Tasmania
1
4
3, 5
2
1. Hobart – Blythe Star sets out on Friday evening, 12 October 1973.
2. Off South West Cape – Saturday morning. Ship capsizes, 10 crew board a liferaft.
3. Deep Glen Bay – After eight days in the raft, nine survivors come ashore, two die within hours.
4. Forestier Peninsula – After walking for three days, three of the survivors meet a forestry worker.
5. A helicopter picks up four survivors and two bodies from Deep Glen Bay
Key locations in the Blythe Star story
1. Hobart
Blythe Star sets out
on Friday evening,
12 October 1973
4. Forestier Peninsula
After walking for three days,
three of the survivors meet a
forestry worker
Tasmania
2. Off South West Cape
Saturday morning. Ship
capsizes, 10 crew board
a liferaft
5. A helicopter picks
up four survivors and
two bodies from Deep
Glen Bay
King Island
Blythe Star’s
intended destination
3. Deep Glen Bay
After eight days in the raft,
nine survivors come ashore,
two die within hours
30 km
30 miles