Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Secret

3 miles north of Point Bolingbroke, near Port Lincoln

Secret was a cutter built in 1859 and lost on 20/07/1873. Struck a reef, filled with water and capsized at 4pm.

CategorySHIPWRECK
Location3 miles north of Point Bolingbroke, near Port Lincoln
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1873
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Struck a reef, filled with water and capsized at 4pm.

The oddity, explained

Why is Secret unusual?

Secret appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Secret was a cutter built in 1859 and lost on 20/07/1873. Struck a reef, filled with water and capsized at 4pm. 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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