Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Vectis

One mile east of Dashwood Bay, Kangaroo Island

Vectis was a cutter built in 1914 and lost on 08/07/1932. Discovered that the vessel had sprung a leak and tried to beach. As the vessel was full of water, it was hard to steer. Missed the beach and went upon the rocks.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationOne mile east of Dashwood Bay, Kangaroo Island
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1932
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Discovered that the vessel had sprung a leak and tried to beach. As the vessel was full of water, it was hard to steer. Missed the beach and went upon the rocks.

The oddity, explained

Why is Vectis unusual?

Vectis appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Vectis was a cutter built in 1914 and lost on 08/07/1932. Discovered that the vessel had sprung a leak and tried to beach. As the vessel was full of water, it was hard to steer. Missed the beach and went upon the rocks. 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

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