Wreck of Napoleon's former ship discovered

The ship that exiled former French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte used to sneak back into France from Elba has been found on the ocean floor off Australia, a Queensland shipwreck hunter has claimed.

Australian filmmaker and shipwreck hunter Ben Cropp said he found the final resting place of the 337-metric-ton brig Swiftsure in shallow, crocodile-infested waters off far north Queensland state, local media reported on Monday.

Queensland authorities are verifying the claim.