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Golden Hope

Red Banks, Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island

Golden Hope was a cutter built in and lost on 3/1894. While in search of a whiting ground off the Red Banks the fishing cutter struck a rock and sprang a leak. The Master sailed to deeper water but finding the cutter sinking made for the beach. The decks of the vessel were awash when it grounded. Only twent

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationRed Banks, Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1894
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; While in search of a whiting ground off the Red Banks the fishing cutter struck a rock and sprang a leak. The Master sailed to deeper water but finding the cutter sinking made for the beach. The decks of the vessel were awash when it grounded. Only twent

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