Australia. Godfrey, on the other hand, received much of the blame for the shipwreck. He was found not guilty on five counts of negligence, but his captain's certificate was still revoked. Godfrey managed to somehow regain his certificate in the two years following the sinking and became captain of the brig Laughing Wave. He committed suicide before daylight on 3 May 1882, by jumping overboard when the brig was off the North-west Cape.Georgette's hull was sold for £40. Today the wreck lies in five metres of water, about 90 metres off Redgate Beach. The site is protected under the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976''. One of the survivors of the sinking was future Western Australian premier George Leake. References Further reading Maritime incidents in December 1876 Shipwrecks of Western Australia Victorian-era merchant ships of Australia Victorian-era merchant ships of the United Kingdom Iron and steel steamships of Australia 1872 ships