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Midge
Cape Willoughby, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Midge was a cutter built in 1840 and lost on 29/06/1853. The cutter Midge left Port Adelaide on 27 June 1853 bound for Encounter Bay and Yankalilla. The vessel arrived at Encounter Bay on the 29 June 1853 and six passengers were landed. After departing Encounter Bay the weather deteriorated. Upon splitting the
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationCape Willoughby, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1853
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; The cutter Midge left Port Adelaide on 27 June 1853 bound for Encounter Bay and Yankalilla. The vessel arrived at Encounter Bay on the 29 June 1853 and six passengers were landed. After departing Encounter Bay the weather deteriorated. Upon splitting the
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