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Cape Byron
10 miles SSE from Rocky Island, north of Coffin Bay, South Australia
Cape Byron was a built in 1916 and lost on 26/01/1981. On Monday 26 January 1981, the tuna vessel Cape Byron was just south of Rocky Island and west of the Whidbey Islands in heavy southerly weather. Around 7.30pm, a porthole on the bait tank bulkhead broke between the bait tank and engine room allowing wate
CategorySHIPWRECK
Location10 miles SSE from Rocky Island, north of Coffin Bay, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1981
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceWood; On Monday 26 January 1981, the tuna vessel Cape Byron was just south of Rocky Island and west of the Whidbey Islands in heavy southerly weather. Around 7.30pm, a porthole on the bait tank bulkhead broke between the bait tank and engine room allowing wate
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