Wreckage of 800-ton ship found after its deadly sinking well over a century ago: 'Significant discovery'

Archaeologists are confident they have found the wreckage of an 800-ton Dutch merchant ship that sunk off the coast of Australia 168 years ago. 

The Koning Willem de Tweede was lost near Robe, Australia, in June 1857, killing 16 of its 25 crew members. 

The "significant discovery" was announced this week by the Australian National Maritime Museum and the SilentWorld Foundation after a four-year search. 

The find "connects us to stories of trade and migration, having discharged...