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Sunbeam
Avoid Bay, near Coffin Bay, South Australia
Sunbeam was a cutter built in 1901 and lost on 20/05/1977. On 18 May 1977 the lobster fishing vessel Sunbeam was anchored in Avoid Bay, west of the Coffin Bay township, while the owner Colin Gerloff went to Port Lincoln to obtain a new battery for the vessel. When he returned the wind had turned to the northwest
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationAvoid Bay, near Coffin Bay, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1977
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; On 18 May 1977 the lobster fishing vessel Sunbeam was anchored in Avoid Bay, west of the Coffin Bay township, while the owner Colin Gerloff went to Port Lincoln to obtain a new battery for the vessel. When he returned the wind had turned to the northwest
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