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Wippah
Hospital Beach, Murat Bay, Ceduna
Wippah was a cutter built in 1900 and lost on 1972. In c.1972 Wippah sank at the Ceduna jetty in Murat bay after damaging its sternpost but was subsequently raised and repaired. Shortly after this it broke away from its moorings in Murat Bay during a storm and was driven ashore and wrecked at Hospital Bea
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationHospital Beach, Murat Bay, Ceduna
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1972
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; In c.1972 Wippah sank at the Ceduna jetty in Murat bay after damaging its sternpost but was subsequently raised and repaired. Shortly after this it broke away from its moorings in Murat Bay during a storm and was driven ashore and wrecked at Hospital Bea
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