Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Alternative
Memory Cove, just south of Port Lincoln, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
Alternative was a cutter built in 1863 and lost on 24/09/1884. In a strong easterly wind, the mainsheet block broke. The vessel drifted onto the rocks becoming a total wreck.
The oddity, explained
Why is Alternative unusual?
Alternative appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Alternative was a cutter built in 1863 and lost on 24/09/1884. In a strong easterly wind, the mainsheet block broke. The vessel drifted onto the rocks becoming a total wreck. 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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