HMAS Curlew, a former Australian Navy minesweeper, is set to become a new floating backpacker hostel in Brisbane.
The ship has been operating as a houseboat on Tasmania’s Huon River for the last 20 years, with new owner Kris Mitchell saying the historic vessel will shortly head north, reports the ABC.
He purchased the Curlew for just $1 but has spent over $100,000 preparing it for its new role, with Mitchell saying “you can quite easily put 20 backpackers on this for around 300 days of the year”.
Source: traveldaily