Captain Cook 250th anniversary voyage suspended due to coronavirus

A multimillion dollar circumnavigation of Australia by a replica of Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour to mark the 250th anniversary of his arrival has been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Federal Government gave $6.7 million to the Australian National Maritime Museum for the project, which has been criticised by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups for celebrating the dispossession of their land and by academics for being historically inaccurate.“This decision was not taken lightly. After four years of planning, this is disappointing but it is necessary at this time," museum director Kevin Sumption said in a statement.

"Yes, it does retrace the steps obviously when we go up the east coast," Mr Morrison said in January last year after he initially announced the project as part of a $48.7 million package to mark Captain Cook’s arrival.

StefArmbruster Ironic but a reminder that Cook brought more than white settlers. He brought the corona virus responsible for what we know as the common cold. A disease which decimated the aboriginal people who had no immunity to it.

StefArmbruster I remember the 200th..it was a big deal then as we had an obligatory visit from the Queen...now you will blink and any mention of Captain Cook would have gone by...interesting ...

StefArmbruster Oh wow so the LNPfail managed to stop these boats. Round of applause ploise

StefArmbruster Yay 🤗

StefArmbruster As I’ve always said, a non essential circumnavigation of Australia. Wise move. COVID19Aus covid19australia

StefArmbruster Yay.

StefArmbruster So many other uses for this money 😡

StefArmbruster Ahoy Cap’n. Coronavirus astern, arrrrhhhh

StefArmbruster I think canceled would be more appropriate.

StefArmbruster Suck shit

StefArmbruster Good. What a waste of money.

StefArmbruster Stoptheboats

StefArmbruster If only this had happened in 1770.. Our indigenous people would not had to go through all the suffering and pain that they have had in owning their land....🌄🌝

Thanks LaurieLawira

StefArmbruster At least now it can accurately NOT circumnavigate Australia

StefArmbruster A virus stops the celebration of disease carrying convicts..how ironic

StefArmbruster couldn’t we get boris johnson to captain it now ....calling into australian ports infecting the local inhabitants. that would be genuine reinactment

StefArmbruster Thank goodness for that. It was an awkward, historically inaccurate re-enactment of a voyage that is no longer considered a ‘discovery’ but an invasion. I make no apology to “fair-dinkum” boomers who never learned indigenous history and think it was all a bit like Ripping Yarns.

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