Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Albert
Antechamber Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Albert was a schooner built in 08/07/1863 and lost on 07/06/1875. The schooner Albert left American River for Port Adelaide on 7 June 1875 carrying a general cargo. The vessel called at Antechamber Bay where the crew went ashore leaving it anchored about one 100 m off the beach. The vessel broke its moorings and drifte
The oddity, explained
Why is Albert unusual?
Albert appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Albert was a schooner built in 08/07/1863 and lost on 07/06/1875. The schooner Albert left American River for Port Adelaide on 7 June 1875 carrying a general cargo. The vessel called at Antechamber Bay where the crew went ashore leaving it anchored about one 100 m off the beach. The vessel broke its moorings and drifte. 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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