The Voyage of the Saint Jean Baptiste

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Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt

RNZ

8 episodes

1 week ago

40 years after the untimely death of Kelly Tarlton, a team made up of friends, family and marine enthusiasts embark upon an adventure to complete one of his final expeditions.

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40 years after the untimely death of Kelly Tarlton, a team made up of friends, family and marine enthusiasts embark upon an adventure to complete one of his final expeditions.

Documentary

Society & Culture

The Voyage of the Saint Jean Baptiste

Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt

46 minutes 12 seconds

5 months ago

The Voyage of the Saint Jean Baptiste

A French ship on an illicit smuggling mission, a crew dying from scurvy and 125-year-old map to a dangerous island known as New Zealand. Our would-be treasure hunters find out how the anchors of the St Jean Baptiste came to be left on the seabed of Doubtless Bay.

Special thanks to the Tarlton family for their support and trust in making this podcast.

For more about Kelly Tarlton we recommend:

Watch: Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
Throw Me the Wreck, Johnny: memories of Kelly Tarlton by Steve Locker-Lampson
Kelly: the Adventurous Life of Kelly Tarlton by E. V. Sale
Navigators and Naturalists, By Michael Lee
The Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste, By John Dunmore
The Expedition of the St Jean Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 - 1770, Translated and edited by John Dunmore

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details