[10] The wreck of the RMS Quetta, a passenger ship that sank in 1890, lies just off Albany Island.

The ship hit an uncharted rock and sank in a very short time killing 134 people.

[11] Djagaraga (also known as Yadhaigana, Dyagaraga and Yagulleone) is of the languages from the tip of Cape York.

Albany Island is also closely associated with one of Queensland's worst maritime disasters, this being the tragic sinking of the RMS Quetta.

The passenger ship Quetta, struck an uncharted rock in the Adolphus Channel, just off Albany Island in 1890, with the loss of 134 people.