In the early hours of 8 March 1954, a routine army amphibious training exercise off Newcastle turned to tragedy.

As a convoy of landing vehicles crossed Stockton Bight in worsening seas, eight were swamped or sank in the surf.

Three young soldiers lost their lives, including one whose body was never recovered.

Through eyewitness accounts, archival records, and on-site exploration, this documentary revisits one of Australia’s worst peacetime training accidents.