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Portland Maru
West of Cape Torrens, 11 km east of Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Portland Maru was a built in 1919 and lost on 20/03/1935. The Portland Maru departed from Port Lincoln on 19 March 1935 loaded with a cargo of wheat for Moji, Japan. The next day at 11:20 am three and a quarter miles south of Cape de Couedic (Kangaroo Island) a severe bump was felt. Captain Horino went to the b
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationWest of Cape Torrens, 11 km east of Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1935
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSteel; The Portland Maru departed from Port Lincoln on 19 March 1935 loaded with a cargo of wheat for Moji, Japan. The next day at 11:20 am three and a quarter miles south of Cape de Couedic (Kangaroo Island) a severe bump was felt. Captain Horino went to the b
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