Let it lay where it is. It was scuttled as the Lord Sandwich, by the British, during the War of Independence. I believe this hulk has no historical significance to Australia, and we should not help finance any recovery of whatever may be left. The artefacts recovered from Endeavour after she hit the reef mean more to us than this scuttled troop transport. Besides, to say Cook " discovered " Australia is just plain rubbish.

Captain Cook's original Endeavour may finally have been found