Moeraki image gallery
Moment of impact – the destruction of Zhou Man’s Fleet
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) This site is 2k South of Moeraki centre. Moeraki boulders. Note debris only within boundaries of the 3 wrecked 100m x 50m junks. |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Ballast slabs of 100m x 50m junk embedded in mudstone cliff. Junk was in a roughly 45degree bow up and with a 45degree starboard list at moment of impact with cliffs. |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Tsunami wreckage of 100m x 50m junk. Ballast slabs embedded in mudstone cliff. At this point section of junk’s outline located by magnetic anomaly survey 30m parallel to cliff, 15m out from cliff |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Tsunami wreckage of 100m x 50m junk. Ballast slabs embedded in mudstone cliff. Below cut slab fallen out of cliff. Boot 305mm (12″) long. |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Ballast slabs of 100m x 50m junk fallen out of the mudstone cliffs. Boot 305mm (12″) long, Rod 280mm (11″) |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Ballast slabs of 100m x 50m junk fallen out of the mudstone cliffs. Boot 305mm (12″) long, Rod 280mm (11″) |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Ballast slabs of 100m x 50m junk embedded in mudstone cliff. At this point a section of the junk’s outline was located by magnetic anomaly survey 1.5m out from the cliff and for c30m along the shore line. ie. buried under the beach. |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Tsunami wreckage of 100m x 50m junk. Upper photo: Ballast slabs embedded in mudstone cliff Lower photo: Below ballast slab fallen out of cliff. |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Ballast slabs of 100m x 50m junk embedded in mudstone cliff Junk was in a roughly 45degree bow up and with a 45degree starboard list at moment of impact with cliffs |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Ballast slabs of 100m x 50m junk embedded in mudstone cliff. Junk was in a roughly 45degree bow up and with a 45degree starboard list at moment of impact with cliffs |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 49′, 28E, 45d, 20′, 22S) Remains of Moeraki type boulders. These boulders overlay sites of wrecked Chinese junks |
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Moeraki, “Kaike two”, South Island, New Zealand, (170d, 47′, 28E, 45d, 22′, 18S) Site beyond fence consists of iron ore deposits, in distance. Plus Remains of iron ore smelter ramps and adjacent houses c 4m x 4m containing an aqueducted water wheel, this drove a bellows to provide combustion air for the smelter on the adjacent ramp. The site was connected by canal to the main harbour adjacent to the cribs |
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Moeraki, “Kaike two”, South Island, New Zealand (170d, 47′, 28E, 45d, 22′, 18S) Remains of Chinese fortified building above iron ore treatment area. Note line of canal to quarrying area near shore line. Collapsed canal feeder aqueduct visible in centre of field |
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Moeraki boulders, Otago, South Island, New Zealand Rampart remains of Chinese walled barrack block. Boulders on beach below. |
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Moeraki boulders, Otago, South Island, New Zealand An exploded view |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Upper photo: View South, from Restaurant to site of tsunami wrecks of three 100m x 50m junks. Lower photo: View North to Moeraki Boulder Restaurant from ramparts of Chinese fort above wreckage site. |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand Upper photo: View from Southern fortified area across beach road onto ramparts of fortified area, adjacent to Moeraki boulder complex. Lower photo: View across ramparts of Chinese fortified area adjacent to Moeraki balls complex |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand. Ramparts of Chinese fortified site, South of Moeraki boulder restaurant complex (170d, 49′, 43E, 45d, 21′, 08S) Lower photo: View across ramparts of Chinese fortified site c 300m x 200m adjacent to restaurant complex, to ramparts of fortified site, South of the track to beach. The sites appear to be in fortified modules. |
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Moeraki beach (North end), South Island, New Zealand Baghdad Creek (170d, 49′, 24E, 45d, 20′, 20S) Upper photo: View onto ramparts of small barrack block. Lower photo: Small harbour (sand covered) connected by paved road to barrack blocks. 28m x 14m wrecked junk outline detected in harbour by magnetic anomaly survey. |
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Moeraki boulders, Otago, South Island, New Zealand. Of such sites, legends of sea monsters are born |
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South Island, New Zealand Upper photo: Moeraki beach (North end) boulders. The larger one is c 1m diam emerging from the mud cliffs. Lower photo: Kaitiki beach. (10k South of Moeraki) This boulder is c 300 diam and appears to be a homogeneous rock. Not a conglomerate as the Moeraki boulders. All the boulders overlay sites of wrecked Chinese junks |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Debris from 3 100m x 50m junks. Note clear beaches North and South of wrecked junks. |
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Moeraki boulders, Otago, South Island, New Zealand Upper photo: The remains of 3 large chinese junks lie on the beach. Two end on to the beach under the boulders, the third, 140m x 50m lies 50m past the furthest boulders, parallel to the sand hills. The boulders in some form being the junks ballast. Lower photo: The official explanation, they neglect to explain why similar boulders are not found elsewhere, with similar geological conditions. |
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Moeraki boulders, Otago, South Island, New Zealand & The Bells | |
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Moeraki, “Kaike two”, South Island, New Zealand (170d, 05′, 43E, 45d, 02′, 15S) Chinese canal harbour serving Chinese iron ore quarrying and smelting operation. One sunken 10m x 4m Sampan has been located in the canal by magnetic anomaly survey. The adjacent cribs (cottages) have been built over the Chinese walled barracks. |
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Moeraki, “Kaike two”, South Island, New Zealand (170d, 51′, 47E, 45d, 22′, 18S) Remains of Chinese fortified building above iron ore treatment area. Note line of canal to quarrying area near shore line. Collapsed canal feeder aqueduct visible in centre of field. |
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Moeraki, “Kaike two”, South Island, New Zealand (170d, 05′, 43E, 45d, 02′, 15S) Chinese canal/harbour serving Chinese iron ore quarrying & smelting operation. One sunken 10m x 4m Sampan has been located in the canal by use of a magnetic anomalyt survey. The adjacent cribs (cottages) have been built over the Chinese walled barracks. |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand Upper photo: View from track to beach, South of Moeraki boulder complex. Onto gateway of Chinese fortified site (170d, 49′, 43E, 45d, 21′, 08S) Mound is site of flanking tower. Lower photo: View with back to ocean looking across rampart of Chinese fortified site. (XX is line of railway & Dunedin to Oamaru Road). Mound marked Y is on line of raqmparts. This site is c 300m. |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Upper photo: View South from restaurant to site of tsunami wreckage, of three 100m x 50m junks. Lower photo: View North to Moeraki Boulder Restaurant site from ramparts of Chinese fort above wreckage site. |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 17S) Upper photo: Stone cannon ball, c 200mm (8″) diam, the ball is adjacent to the site where three 100m x 50m Chinese junks were driven onto the cliffs in 1421 |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Concrete ballast from wrecked (100m x 50m Chinese junk) Waterproof concrete was cast & bonded into the junk’s hull. To stiffen the complete hull, forming a composite vessel the concrete also provided 600tonnes of ballast at the lowest point both stabilising the vessel and countering the overturning moment created by the sails. |
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Moeraki boulders, East coast, South Island, New Zealand, situated between Dunedin & Oamaru (45d, 20′, 45S, 170d, 49′, 34E) Details of three wrecked junks, two under the boulders & Chinese walled barrack block. |
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Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand (170d, 49′, 49E, 45d, 21′, 14S) Site of three 100m x 50m junks. Wrecked by tsunami. |
