Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Red Rover
Kellidie Bay, near Port Lincoln Between Coffin Bay And Port Lincoln
Red Rover was a cutter built in 1839 and lost on 17/09/1887. Red Rover left Kellidie Bay just east of, and within Coffin Bay, in company with another oyster cutter, Elizabeth, on 17 September 1887 bound for Port Lincoln. The two vessels were separated in a gale on the evening of 17 September, and eight days later
The oddity, explained
Why is Red Rover unusual?
Red Rover appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Red Rover was a cutter built in 1839 and lost on 17/09/1887. Red Rover left Kellidie Bay just east of, and within Coffin Bay, in company with another oyster cutter, Elizabeth, on 17 September 1887 bound for Port Lincoln. The two vessels were separated in a gale on the evening of 17 September, and eight days later. 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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