Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Lorraine

Off Point Whidbey, 7.5 nm NW of Greenly Island, west of Coffin Bay

Lorraine was a sloop built in 1961 and lost on 11/11/1973. Storm winds came from WSW. Vessel hit a large wave, started leaking water and foundered in rough seas.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationOff Point Whidbey, 7.5 nm NW of Greenly Island, west of Coffin Bay
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1973
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSloop; Wood; Storm winds came from WSW. Vessel hit a large wave, started leaking water and foundered in rough seas.

The oddity, explained

Why is Lorraine unusual?

Lorraine appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Lorraine was a sloop built in 1961 and lost on 11/11/1973. Storm winds came from WSW. Vessel hit a large wave, started leaking water and foundered in rough seas. 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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