Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Daring
Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Daring was a ketch built in and lost on 10/08/1885. On 10 August 1885 the hawking ketch Daring broke its mooring during a gale and ran up the harbour at Hog Bay eventually striking against an anchor left in the fairway by H.F. Bates and became a total wreck. The anchor came up through her bottom. The anch
The oddity, explained
Why is Daring unusual?
Daring appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Daring was a ketch built in and lost on 10/08/1885. On 10 August 1885 the hawking ketch Daring broke its mooring during a gale and ran up the harbour at Hog Bay eventually striking against an anchor left in the fairway by H.F. Bates and became a total wreck. The anchor came up through her bottom. The anch. 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.
Evidence and further exploration
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Data last collected: 3 September 2026 for this retained atlas release. Page and source last rechecked: 3 September 2026. Treat the record as a research starting point: open the original source, confirm current access conditions and compare the mapped location with local guidance before travelling. A missing field means the approved source did not support it; it is not evidence that the feature or restriction does not exist.
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