Maritime · Evidence-led place record

O.G.

Pooles Flat, 1.5 miles north of Second Valley, Rapid Bay.

O.G. was a cutter built in 1840 and lost on 23/05/1854. Dragged anchor and struck rocks during heavy gale.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationPooles Flat, 1.5 miles north of Second Valley, Rapid Bay.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1854
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Dragged anchor and struck rocks during heavy gale.

The oddity, explained

Why is O.G. unusual?

O.G. appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as O.G. was a cutter built in 1840 and lost on 23/05/1854. Dragged anchor and struck rocks during heavy gale. 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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