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Yatala Reef
1 km south of Port Moorowie, 1 mile south of Point Gilbert, Mossie Creek, 15 km south of Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Yatala Reef was a cutter built in 1948 and lost on 21/12/1981. On the evening of 21 December 1981 Yatala Reef was moored off Port Moorowie. It was on a voyage from Port Pirie to Port Adelaide to undergo repairs to its refrigeration system. A fire started in the engine room and despite the efforts of the four crew, i
CategorySHIPWRECK
Location1 km south of Port Moorowie, 1 mile south of Point Gilbert, Mossie Creek, 15 km south of Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1981
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; On the evening of 21 December 1981 Yatala Reef was moored off Port Moorowie. It was on a voyage from Port Pirie to Port Adelaide to undergo repairs to its refrigeration system. A fire started in the engine room and despite the efforts of the four crew, i
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