Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Joanne-Lee
Point Sir Isaac, NW of Coffin Bay
Joanne-Lee was a cutter built in 1967 and lost on 14/11/1988. Joanne-Lee was engaged in leatherjacket fishing when it ran aground and was wrecked near the tip of Point Sir Isaac, northwest of Coffin Bay on 14 November 1988. According to the master, Ray Hurrell, the vessel’s autopilot malfunctioned and turned the
The oddity, explained
Why is Joanne-Lee unusual?
Joanne-Lee appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Joanne-Lee was a cutter built in 1967 and lost on 14/11/1988. Joanne-Lee was engaged in leatherjacket fishing when it ran aground and was wrecked near the tip of Point Sir Isaac, northwest of Coffin Bay on 14 November 1988. According to the master, Ray Hurrell, the vessel’s autopilot malfunctioned and turned the. 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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