Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Wanderer
Between Rapid Bay and Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Wanderer was a cutter built in 1870 and lost on 05/04/1907. Wanderer left Flour Cask Bay at 10am Friday 5 April 1907, heading in the direction of Cape Willoughby. At about midday a gale swept over Backstairs Passage. The vessel was not seen again. On 10 April 1907 evidence from the wreck was found 2 miles east
The oddity, explained
Why is Wanderer unusual?
Wanderer appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Wanderer was a cutter built in 1870 and lost on 05/04/1907. Wanderer left Flour Cask Bay at 10am Friday 5 April 1907, heading in the direction of Cape Willoughby. At about midday a gale swept over Backstairs Passage. The vessel was not seen again. On 10 April 1907 evidence from the wreck was found 2 miles east. 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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