Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Aline

Groper Bay, Flinders Island, 18 miles west of Elliston, West Coast, South Australia

Aline was a cutter built in 1933 and lost on 16/03/1959. Ran aground on a reef 200 yards offshore. Wrecked after dragging its moorings and anchor. Broke up after unsuccessful salvage attempt.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationGroper Bay, Flinders Island, 18 miles west of Elliston, West Coast, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1959
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Ran aground on a reef 200 yards offshore. Wrecked after dragging its moorings and anchor. Broke up after unsuccessful salvage attempt.

The oddity, explained

Why is Aline unusual?

Aline appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Aline was a cutter built in 1933 and lost on 16/03/1959. Ran aground on a reef 200 yards offshore. Wrecked after dragging its moorings and anchor. Broke up after unsuccessful salvage attempt. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.

Evidence and further exploration

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