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Hirondelle
Reef Head, west of Coffin Bay
Hirondelle was a sloop built in 1937 and lost on 06/11/1971. The crayboat Hirondelle left the shelter of Boardinghouse Bay, between Point Whidbey and Reef Point, west of Coffin Bay, to head for Point Sir Isaac on the morning of 6 November 1971. When the Hirondelle was off Reef Head it was capsized by a large wave
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationReef Head, west of Coffin Bay
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1971
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSloop; Wood; The crayboat Hirondelle left the shelter of Boardinghouse Bay, between Point Whidbey and Reef Point, west of Coffin Bay, to head for Point Sir Isaac on the morning of 6 November 1971. When the Hirondelle was off Reef Head it was capsized by a large wave
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