Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Ethel
1.5 km NNW of Reef Head, near Cape Spencer, Innes National Park, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Ethel was a barque built in 03/04/1876 and lost on 02/01/1904. The master intended to pass south of Althorpe Island but due to poor visibility caused by gale force south-westerly squalls he was actually steering a course close to Cape Spencer. The Ethel struck a reef which damaged the rudder and left the vessel at t
The oddity, explained
Why is Ethel unusual?
Ethel appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Ethel was a barque built in 03/04/1876 and lost on 02/01/1904. The master intended to pass south of Althorpe Island but due to poor visibility caused by gale force south-westerly squalls he was actually steering a course close to Cape Spencer. The Ethel struck a reef which damaged the rudder and left the vessel at t. 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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