One of the most brutal events in Australia's history.

One of the great attractions of the Abrolhos Islands is the beautiful coral formations that lie around the low lying islands, crystal clear water allows for great flight seeing!

The East Wallabi group of islands are made famous by the 1629 shipwreck of the Dutch Ship the Batavia and the subsequent mutiny.

We overfly the wreck site of the Batavia, and famous islands such as; Long Island where the mutineers were hanged, Beacon Island where many of the victims of the mutiny were buried, and West Wallabi Island where the soldiers bravely repelled the mutineers.

Author Demelza Carlton tells the story of the Batavia Shipwreck below..