Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Bintang Terang

1 mile NW of Point Weyland, near Venus Bay

Bintang Terang was a cutter built in 1951 and lost on 07/07/1973. Went ashore onto rocks after master fell asleep at the wheel.

CategorySHIPWRECK
Location1 mile NW of Point Weyland, near Venus Bay
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1973
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Went ashore onto rocks after master fell asleep at the wheel.

The oddity, explained

Why is Bintang Terang unusual?

Bintang Terang appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Bintang Terang was a cutter built in 1951 and lost on 07/07/1973. Went ashore onto rocks after master fell asleep at the wheel. 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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