Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Unknown

Near the entrance of Kellidie Bay

Unknown was a cutter built in and lost on 1980. The vessel was in a dilapidated and sinking condition at the east side of Coffin Bay. It was towed into deeper water and deliberately scuttled.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNear the entrance of Kellidie Bay
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1980
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; The vessel was in a dilapidated and sinking condition at the east side of Coffin Bay. It was towed into deeper water and deliberately scuttled.

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 cutter built in and lost on 1980. The vessel was in a dilapidated and sinking condition at the east side of Coffin Bay. It was towed into deeper water and deliberately scuttled. 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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