Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Athens

Port Lincoln

Athens was a cutter built in and lost on 20/09/1887. Went missing on or about 20 September 1887. Last seen on that day between Pt. Whitby and Perforated Island.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationPort Lincoln
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1887
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Went missing on or about 20 September 1887. Last seen on that day between Pt. Whitby and Perforated Island.

The oddity, explained

Why is Athens unusual?

Athens appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Athens was a cutter built in and lost on 20/09/1887. Went missing on or about 20 September 1887. Last seen on that day between Pt. Whitby and Perforated Island. 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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