Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Rosalind Star

Near Yatala Reef

Rosalind Star was a unknown built in 1965 and lost on 24/01/1984. Rosalind Star left Thevenard on 14 January 1984, bound for the tuna fishing grounds in the Great Australian Bight. On board was the master and owner, Grant Carnie of Port Lincoln, with an engineer and six deckhands, as well as a passenger who was a fish

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNear Yatala Reef
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1984
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceUnknown; Wood; Rosalind Star left Thevenard on 14 January 1984, bound for the tuna fishing grounds in the Great Australian Bight. On board was the master and owner, Grant Carnie of Port Lincoln, with an engineer and six deckhands, as well as a passenger who was a fish

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Why is Rosalind Star unusual?

Rosalind Star appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Rosalind Star was a unknown built in 1965 and lost on 24/01/1984. Rosalind Star left Thevenard on 14 January 1984, bound for the tuna fishing grounds in the Great Australian Bight. On board was the master and owner, Grant Carnie of Port Lincoln, with an engineer and six deckhands, as well as a passenger who was a fish. 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. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.

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