Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Unknown
Avoid Bay or possibly Coffin Bay
Unknown was a unknown built in and lost on 16/09/1849. Driven to the south by heavy gales. In sight of land when the vessel capsized at 10 am and foundered.
The oddity, explained
Why is Unknown unusual?
Unknown appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Unknown was a unknown built in and lost on 16/09/1849. Driven to the south by heavy gales. In sight of land when the vessel capsized at 10 am and foundered. 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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