Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Magic II

North shore of Fishery Bay, South Australia

Magic II was a unknown built in 1960 and lost on 08/08/1990. Magic II was sheltering from a storm in Fishery Bay after being out shark fishing on 8 August 1990. The vessel was drifting while the master, Colin Blackshaw of Port Lincoln, and two crew fished. Magic II was blown towards shore by a 25 knot wind and whe

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNorth shore of Fishery Bay, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1990
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceUnknown; Wood; Magic II was sheltering from a storm in Fishery Bay after being out shark fishing on 8 August 1990. The vessel was drifting while the master, Colin Blackshaw of Port Lincoln, and two crew fished. Magic II was blown towards shore by a 25 knot wind and whe

The oddity, explained

Why is Magic II unusual?

Magic II appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Magic II was a unknown built in 1960 and lost on 08/08/1990. Magic II was sheltering from a storm in Fishery Bay after being out shark fishing on 8 August 1990. The vessel was drifting while the master, Colin Blackshaw of Port Lincoln, and two crew fished. Magic II was blown towards shore by a 25 knot wind and whe. 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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