High Aim 6
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High Aim 6 was a ghost ship found drifting in Australian waters, an obscure and rarely covered mystery from 2003. It was found with a cargo of rotting fish, and the crew missing. There has been no explanation for the abandonment: no sign of distress was found, and the crew's personal effects remained aboard.
The vessel was found drifting approximately 80 nautical miles east of Rowley Shoals inside the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone. It was towed to Broome, where subsequent forensic examination was conducted: police investigations, now wound down, did not reveal any breaches of Australian law. Despite a search of some 7,300 nautical miles, no trace of crew was ever found.
High Aim 6 was deemed abandoned and was handed over to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority for disposal. AFMA's efforts to find a suitable home for the vessel ended with the conclusion that it should be sunk for use as fish habitat. The Authority drained the ship of fuel and scuttled it off the coast of Broome in 2003.
