Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Edith
Spilsby Island, near Port Lincoln, South Australia
Edith was a cutter built in 1871 and lost on 03/08/1897. On the morning of 3 August 1897, Edith was hove-to during a fresh breeze from the NNE, when it forereached more than was expected, and struck on a sunken rock. The rudder broke and heavy seas immediately washed over it. By morning (4th Aug) the crew land
The oddity, explained
Why is Edith unusual?
Edith appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Edith was a cutter built in 1871 and lost on 03/08/1897. On the morning of 3 August 1897, Edith was hove-to during a fresh breeze from the NNE, when it forereached more than was expected, and struck on a sunken rock. The rudder broke and heavy seas immediately washed over it. By morning (4th Aug) the crew land. 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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