See Omeo Shipwreck, Western Australia, Australia

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The 605-ton barque-rigged iron screw steamer was built at Newcastle, England in 1858. Part of its cargo on its maiden voyage to Australia were the materials and equipment for laying the Bass Strait submarine cable. After many years carrying passengers and cargo between Melbourne and Adelaide and then New Zealand Omeo was sent to Port Darwin in 1870 on charter to the contractors completing the northern section of the Overland Telegraph line linking Australia to Britain via Singapore. The wreck of Omeo is located approximately 40m off Coogee Beach, mostly submerged in approximately 2-4m of water. The sternpost and a section of the collapsed bow triangle are the only features that permanently protrude from the water. The shipwreck site encompasses an area of approximately 75m x 15m.

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