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South Australian Maritime Museum

Save the Nelcebee

Save the Nelcebee

The South Australian Maritime Museum needs your help! We want to save the MV Nelcebee – South Australia’s longest serving vessel.

126 Lipson Street, Port Adelaide, 5015

Daily 10am — 5pm (Closed Christmas Day)

What’s happening at @sa_maritime_museum

  • It seems there is a designated 'day' for most things, and today just happens to be World Octopus Day! These marvelous 8-legged creatures pre-date even dinosaurs with fossils appearing as far back as 300 million years ago. Celebrate by telling your friends "it's actually octopuses - not octopi!" 📷: Alamy #octopusday
  • ALL ABOARD! ⚓️ The Active II is now OPEN! Families will again be able to explore our replica ketch and feel like a skipper (or a deckie!) for the day. ⛵️ Hand sanitizer stations will be available at the entrance of the ketch to make sure we remain COVID safe.
  • Is your Dad a reader? A collector? A tea or coffee drinker? We’ve got something for every Dad’s taste! Pop into our shop and speak to our friendly staff to get that special gift for Father’s Day. 🎁
  • We've celebrated the cats of the sea, now it's time to celebrate the dogs 🐶 There was once a very famous dolphin in the Port River named Billie (originally spelt Billy until they realised she was a girl) who was swimming buddies with racehorses that were trained in the river. Racehorse trainer Sandy Sandford noticed she would come up to his horses every time they were there and swim circles around them and even do jumps over them. One particular day, Sandy took Rastus, a friend's labrador, out with him and his horse Brutus. Rastus couldn't wait to join the fun in the water and lept from the boat to swim alongside Billie and Brutus. Martin Jacka snapped this photo of that very day. Happy International Dog day! 🐕

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