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Amber Star

1 mile south of Cape Bouguer, Kangaroo Island

Amber Star was a cutter built in 1966 and lost on 14/01/1973. On 7 January, 1973, Amber Star, skippered by her part owner Gus Mere, with crewmen John Mere (21 years) and Siegmund Masierowski (19 years) of Ceduna, sailed from Port Adelaide for a shark fishing trip off the south coast of Kangaroo Island. After fis

CategorySHIPWRECK
Location1 mile south of Cape Bouguer, Kangaroo Island
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1973
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; On 7 January, 1973, Amber Star, skippered by her part owner Gus Mere, with crewmen John Mere (21 years) and Siegmund Masierowski (19 years) of Ceduna, sailed from Port Adelaide for a shark fishing trip off the south coast of Kangaroo Island. After fis

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