Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Hirondelle
Reef Head, west of Coffin Bay
Hirondelle was a sloop built in 1937 and lost on 06/11/1971. The crayboat Hirondelle left the shelter of Boardinghouse Bay, between Point Whidbey and Reef Point, west of Coffin Bay, to head for Point Sir Isaac on the morning of 6 November 1971. When the Hirondelle was off Reef Head it was capsized by a large wave
The oddity, explained
Why is Hirondelle unusual?
Hirondelle appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Hirondelle was a sloop built in 1937 and lost on 06/11/1971. The crayboat Hirondelle left the shelter of Boardinghouse Bay, between Point Whidbey and Reef Point, west of Coffin Bay, to head for Point Sir Isaac on the morning of 6 November 1971. When the Hirondelle was off Reef Head it was capsized by a large wave. 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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