Sailing to Thursday Island

83F / 28C
751 nautical miles (~864 road miles)
Arrive: 12pm
Last tender: 6pm

THURSDAY ISLAND (QUEENSLAND), AUSTRALIA
Just off the northernmost tip of Australia's Cape York in the Torres Strait, picturesque Thursday Island was c home to a thriving pearl fishing industry. From the late 19th century, divers came from Japan, Malaysia and harvest the precious stone of the gold-lipped oyster. The diving has declined, but hints of Asia's rich culture The island's Green Hill Fort was built in the 1890s as concerns about a Russian invasion grew. It was shut do 30 years later and reactivated during World War II as a wireless station. Many island residents still today liv footwear policy out of respect for the spirits believed to live on the island.Read more