Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Kiana

Yanerbie, Sceale Bay, near Streaky Bay

Kiana was a built in 1935 and lost on 5/1979. Vessel broke from its moorings, drove ashore in storm and was wrecked.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationYanerbie, Sceale Bay, near Streaky Bay
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1979
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceWood; Vessel broke from its moorings, drove ashore in storm and was wrecked.

The oddity, explained

Why is Kiana unusual?

Kiana appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Kiana was a built in 1935 and lost on 5/1979. Vessel broke from its moorings, drove ashore in storm and was wrecked. 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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