Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Wangaree

Eagle's Nest, between Hall Bay & Sheringa

Wangaree was a cutter built in 1933 and lost on 29/06/1959. Crew were picking up cray pots at Halls Bay, when the propeller was fouled by cray line, stalling the engine. The vessel drifted towards the shore and struck a reef. The vessel quickly broke up.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationEagle's Nest, between Hall Bay & Sheringa
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1959
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Crew were picking up cray pots at Halls Bay, when the propeller was fouled by cray line, stalling the engine. The vessel drifted towards the shore and struck a reef. The vessel quickly broke up.

The oddity, explained

Why is Wangaree unusual?

Wangaree appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Wangaree was a cutter built in 1933 and lost on 29/06/1959. Crew were picking up cray pots at Halls Bay, when the propeller was fouled by cray line, stalling the engine. The vessel drifted towards the shore and struck a reef. The vessel quickly broke up. 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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