 In 1981, "Aurore" sank in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel after hitting an unidentified object.The vessel was raised by a syndicate funded by Sydney businessman Pat Burke, stockbroker Rene Rivkin, and Rivkin's solicitor, David Baffksy.The wreck was restored by shipwright Nick Masterman close to her original condition, and an compound steam engine recovered and restored from the former Derwent River ferry "Excella" was used to replace the diesel engine.