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Alternative
Memory Cove, just south of Port Lincoln, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
Alternative was a cutter built in 1863 and lost on 24/09/1884. In a strong easterly wind, the mainsheet block broke. The vessel drifted onto the rocks becoming a total wreck.
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationMemory Cove, just south of Port Lincoln, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1884
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; In a strong easterly wind, the mainsheet block broke. The vessel drifted onto the rocks becoming a total wreck.
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