Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Unknown

4 km NW of Port Haslam Jetty, Streaky Bay

Unknown was a none built in and lost on 1983. In c.1983 the fishing vessel broke from its mooring near Acraman Creek in Streaky Bay during a northwesterly gale, and came ashore about 4 km northwest of the Port Haslam jetty, where it broke up under the pounding of the waves.

CategorySHIPWRECK
Location4 km NW of Port Haslam Jetty, Streaky Bay
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1983
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceNone; Wood; In c.1983 the fishing vessel broke from its mooring near Acraman Creek in Streaky Bay during a northwesterly gale, and came ashore about 4 km northwest of the Port Haslam jetty, where it broke up under the pounding of the waves.

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 none built in and lost on 1983. In c.1983 the fishing vessel broke from its mooring near Acraman Creek in Streaky Bay during a northwesterly gale, and came ashore about 4 km northwest of the Port Haslam jetty, where it broke up under the pounding of the waves. 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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