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Wanderer

Between Rapid Bay and Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Wanderer was a cutter built in 1870 and lost on 05/04/1907. Wanderer left Flour Cask Bay at 10am Friday 5 April 1907, heading in the direction of Cape Willoughby. At about midday a gale swept over Backstairs Passage. The vessel was not seen again. On 10 April 1907 evidence from the wreck was found 2 miles east

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationBetween Rapid Bay and Kangaroo Island, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1907
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wanderer left Flour Cask Bay at 10am Friday 5 April 1907, heading in the direction of Cape Willoughby. At about midday a gale swept over Backstairs Passage. The vessel was not seen again. On 10 April 1907 evidence from the wreck was found 2 miles east

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