Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Kookaburra

Ravine Des Casoars, 8 km south of Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island

Kookaburra was a cutter built in 1962 and lost on 16/04/1963. Unknown: possibly parted from anchor in large swells; found smashed ashore on rocks.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationRavine Des Casoars, 8 km south of Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1963
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Unknown: possibly parted from anchor in large swells; found smashed ashore on rocks.

The oddity, explained

Why is Kookaburra unusual?

Kookaburra appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Kookaburra was a cutter built in 1962 and lost on 16/04/1963. Unknown: possibly parted from anchor in large swells; found smashed ashore on rocks. 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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