Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Adelaide Renown
Rocks near Admiralty Arch, Cape Du Couedic
Adelaide Renown was a ketch built in 1932 and lost on 26/04/1979. The vessel reportedly began taking on water one mile south of Cape Du Couedic on 26 April 1976. Sinking rapidly, the crew abandoned ship and were picked up by another boat. The abandoned vessel went up onto rocks near Admiralty Arch where it rapidly dist
The oddity, explained
Why is Adelaide Renown unusual?
Adelaide Renown appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Adelaide Renown was a ketch built in 1932 and lost on 26/04/1979. The vessel reportedly began taking on water one mile south of Cape Du Couedic on 26 April 1976. Sinking rapidly, the crew abandoned ship and were picked up by another boat. The abandoned vessel went up onto rocks near Admiralty Arch where it rapidly dist. 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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