Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Triton
Victor Harbor
Triton was a cutter built in 1880 and lost on 12/01/1908. Triton was preparing to depart Victor Harbor for Port Adelaide. At 4.00 am the master, William Thompson, was filling the petrol tank. The petrol fumes were ignited by a lighted lamp placed near the tank. Attempts to extinguish the flames proved futile, a
The oddity, explained
Why is Triton unusual?
Triton appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Triton was a cutter built in 1880 and lost on 12/01/1908. Triton was preparing to depart Victor Harbor for Port Adelaide. At 4.00 am the master, William Thompson, was filling the petrol tank. The petrol fumes were ignited by a lighted lamp placed near the tank. Attempts to extinguish the flames proved futile, a. 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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