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Winnie
West Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Winnie was a cutter built in 1900 and lost on 07/01/1942. Winnie was sheltering from a strong north wind with sand and dust obscuring the land. Winnie was in poor condition and with a heavy swell, Bird decided to beach Winnie on the sandy West Bay beach. The heavy surf and breakers caused Winnie to go ashore an
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationWest Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1942
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Winnie was sheltering from a strong north wind with sand and dust obscuring the land. Winnie was in poor condition and with a heavy swell, Bird decided to beach Winnie on the sandy West Bay beach. The heavy surf and breakers caused Winnie to go ashore an
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