Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Portland Maru
West of Cape Torrens, 11 km east of Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Portland Maru was a built in 1919 and lost on 20/03/1935. The Portland Maru departed from Port Lincoln on 19 March 1935 loaded with a cargo of wheat for Moji, Japan. The next day at 11:20 am three and a quarter miles south of Cape de Couedic (Kangaroo Island) a severe bump was felt. Captain Horino went to the b
The oddity, explained
Why is Portland Maru unusual?
Portland Maru appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Portland Maru was a built in 1919 and lost on 20/03/1935. The Portland Maru departed from Port Lincoln on 19 March 1935 loaded with a cargo of wheat for Moji, Japan. The next day at 11:20 am three and a quarter miles south of Cape de Couedic (Kangaroo Island) a severe bump was felt. Captain Horino went to the b. 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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