Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Pilferer

Between Althorpe and Wedge Islands (16 miles S of Pondalowie Bay)

Pilferer was a none built in 1970 and lost on 27/11/1986. Flooded engine room, sank at 2:45pm.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationBetween Althorpe and Wedge Islands (16 miles S of Pondalowie Bay)
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1986
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceNone; Wood; Flooded engine room, sank at 2:45pm.

The oddity, explained

Why is Pilferer unusual?

Pilferer appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Pilferer was a none built in 1970 and lost on 27/11/1986. Flooded engine room, sank at 2:45pm. 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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