Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Drifter

Thevenard, near Ceduna, West Coast of South Australia.

Drifter was a none built in 1943 and lost on 6/1995. Drifter broke from its moorings and was lost on the rocks east of the boat harbour on the south side of Thevenard in June or July 1995. Following unsuccessful attempts to tow the vessel off the beach, it was stripped of its engine, fittings and lead ball

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationThevenard, near Ceduna, West Coast of South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1995
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceNone; Wood; Drifter broke from its moorings and was lost on the rocks east of the boat harbour on the south side of Thevenard in June or July 1995. Following unsuccessful attempts to tow the vessel off the beach, it was stripped of its engine, fittings and lead ball

The oddity, explained

Why is Drifter unusual?

Drifter appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Drifter was a none built in 1943 and lost on 6/1995. Drifter broke from its moorings and was lost on the rocks east of the boat harbour on the south side of Thevenard in June or July 1995. Following unsuccessful attempts to tow the vessel off the beach, it was stripped of its engine, fittings and lead ball. 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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