Venture II

About the Venture II

The Venture II was a general cargo ship that entered service in 1956 as the Mypuck. During its nearly fifty years of service, the ship sailed under various owners and names. It gained fame primarily through the 2005 remake of King Kong, in which it appeared as the Venture. After filming wrapped, the ship lay unused in Wellington for several years before being sunk off the coast of New Zealand in 2010 to serve as an artificial reef.