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Mermaid
Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Mermaid was a cutter built in 1897 and lost on 26/10/1914. Mermaid was on a fishing trip to Kangaroo Island in September 1905. The vessel had a crew of three men. The men were pulling cray pots off Cape Borda when the vessel was caught by winds under the cliffs. The Mermaid drifted onto the rocks and became a to
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationCape Borda, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1914
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Mermaid was on a fishing trip to Kangaroo Island in September 1905. The vessel had a crew of three men. The men were pulling cray pots off Cape Borda when the vessel was caught by winds under the cliffs. The Mermaid drifted onto the rocks and became a to
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