Most Novocastrians can tell you where they were and what they were doing when the Pasha Bulker grounded in 2007. The image of the bright red ship parked on Nobbys Beach attracted worldwide attention. But what exactly led to the incident? Mai Tessede talks to Justin Collins from the Newcastle Museum to uncover this incredible story.

Producer and narrator: Mai Tessede

Interviewee: Justin Collins

Music:

Crisis – Original music by Mathew Zhang

Trap Part 2 Bass by Boogieman0307 on looperman.com – License: commercial and non-commercial use on a royalty-free basis

Ongoing investigation – Orchestra music by Darkash28 | License: Creative Commons 0

Sound FX:

Storm wind.wav by juskiddink | License: Attribution 4.0 | This clip is an excerpt of the original.

foghorn far 010 210303_0264.wav by klankbeeld | License: Attribution 4.0 | This clip is an excerpt of the original.

Rain & Thunder 10th April 2023.mp3 by carthny | License: Creative Commons 0

S15-04 “Chinese” crowd reacts to violence.wav by craigsmith | License: CreativeCommons 0

Storm at Sea by Codeine | License: Creative Commons 0

Wind-sea 04-091007.wav by ra_gun | License: Creative Commons 0

Archival audio:

PASHA BULKER on Nobbys Beach 2GB June 2007 Jason Morrison audio by JasonMorrison on Soundcloud in 2017

2007 Newcastle Storm & Floods – the ‘Pasha Bulker’ storm. ABC Newcastle DVD narrated and uploaded by Carol Duncan on YouTube on 8 June 2021

Thumbnail image of Nobby’s Lighthouse, Newcastle by Roanish on Flickr, licence CC by 2.0. https://www.flickr.com/photos/49236322@N06/4605602729