Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Yatala Reef
1 km south of Port Moorowie, 1 mile south of Point Gilbert, Mossie Creek, 15 km south of Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Yatala Reef was a cutter built in 1948 and lost on 21/12/1981. On the evening of 21 December 1981 Yatala Reef was moored off Port Moorowie. It was on a voyage from Port Pirie to Port Adelaide to undergo repairs to its refrigeration system. A fire started in the engine room and despite the efforts of the four crew, i
The oddity, explained
Why is Yatala Reef unusual?
Yatala Reef appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Yatala Reef was a cutter built in 1948 and lost on 21/12/1981. On the evening of 21 December 1981 Yatala Reef was moored off Port Moorowie. It was on a voyage from Port Pirie to Port Adelaide to undergo repairs to its refrigeration system. A fire started in the engine room and despite the efforts of the four crew, i. 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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