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
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
The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.
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