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Never Fail

Hospital Cove, Blanche Port, Streaky Bay

Never Fail was a cutter built in 1924 and lost on 1932. In c.1932 the auxiliary fishing cutter Never Fail was driven from its mooring in Blanche Port during a west to northwest storm. The vessel came ashore at Hospital Cove, east of the Streaky Bay jetty, where it soon broke up under the pounding of the waves

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationHospital Cove, Blanche Port, Streaky Bay
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1932
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; In c.1932 the auxiliary fishing cutter Never Fail was driven from its mooring in Blanche Port during a west to northwest storm. The vessel came ashore at Hospital Cove, east of the Streaky Bay jetty, where it soon broke up under the pounding of the waves

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Never Fail appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Never Fail was a cutter built in 1924 and lost on 1932. In c.1932 the auxiliary fishing cutter Never Fail was driven from its mooring in Blanche Port during a west to northwest storm. The vessel came ashore at Hospital Cove, east of the Streaky Bay jetty, where it soon 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. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.

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