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Penguin
Off Waldegrave Island, near Elliston, South Australia
Penguin was a none built in 1968 and lost on 13/08/1973. Fire in engine room, burnt to the waterline, foundered and sank at 4:30 pm after being towed 2 miles by the Cape Byron.
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationOff Waldegrave Island, near Elliston, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1973
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceNone; Wood; Fire in engine room, burnt to the waterline, foundered and sank at 4:30 pm after being towed 2 miles by the Cape Byron.
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