250 Irish convicts survived shipwreck en route to Australia
On December 10, 1791, the Hive, a ship carrying Irish convicts, ran aground just outside of Sydney, Australia. The wreck of the convict transport Hive was found on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia in 1994. The vessel was transporting 250 Irish convicts to Australia when it was shipwrecked in Jervis Bay...
Source: irishcentral.com