Maritime · Evidence-led place record

La Paloma

Robe, South Australia

La Paloma was a cutter built in 1946 and lost on 29/05/1948. Vessel broke its moorings during a gale of 80 knot winds.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationRobe, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1948
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Vessel broke its moorings during a gale of 80 knot winds.

The oddity, explained

Why is La Paloma unusual?

La Paloma appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as La Paloma was a cutter built in 1946 and lost on 29/05/1948. Vessel broke its moorings during a gale of 80 knot winds. 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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