Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Amber Star

1 mile south of Cape Bouguer, Kangaroo Island

Amber Star was a cutter built in 1966 and lost on 14/01/1973. On 7 January, 1973, Amber Star, skippered by her part owner Gus Mere, with crewmen John Mere (21 years) and Siegmund Masierowski (19 years) of Ceduna, sailed from Port Adelaide for a shark fishing trip off the south coast of Kangaroo Island. After fis

CategorySHIPWRECK
Location1 mile south of Cape Bouguer, Kangaroo Island
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1973
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; On 7 January, 1973, Amber Star, skippered by her part owner Gus Mere, with crewmen John Mere (21 years) and Siegmund Masierowski (19 years) of Ceduna, sailed from Port Adelaide for a shark fishing trip off the south coast of Kangaroo Island. After fis

The oddity, explained

Why is Amber Star unusual?

Amber Star appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Amber Star was a cutter built in 1966 and lost on 14/01/1973. On 7 January, 1973, Amber Star, skippered by her part owner Gus Mere, with crewmen John Mere (21 years) and Siegmund Masierowski (19 years) of Ceduna, sailed from Port Adelaide for a shark fishing trip off the south coast of Kangaroo Island. After fis. 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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