Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Omeo

Near Corny Point, Yorke Peninsula

Omeo was a schooner built in 1854 and lost on 7/1866. During severe weather, caught in squall, capsized and sank.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNear Corny Point, Yorke Peninsula
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1866
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSchooner; Wood; During severe weather, caught in squall, capsized and sank.

The oddity, explained

Why is Omeo unusual?

Omeo appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Omeo was a schooner built in 1854 and lost on 7/1866. During severe weather, caught in squall, capsized and sank. 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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