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Flying Cloud

Near Carpenters Rocks, South East

Flying Cloud was a brig built in 1867 and lost on 04/04/1870. Flying Cloud was on a voyage from Adelaide to Melbourne, with a cargo of sugar, when it went ashore in thick weather because of misplaced bearings. All crew and passengers got ashore safely in the boats.

CategorySHIPWRECK

LocationNear Carpenters Rocks, South East

DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks

Listed/year1870

Oddness signal90/99

Data completeness90%

SignificanceBrig; Wood; Flying Cloud was on a voyage from Adelaide to Melbourne, with a cargo of sugar, when it went ashore in thick weather because of misplaced bearings. All crew and passengers got ashore safely in the boats.

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