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Westward
35 miles WSW of Rocky Island, South Australia
Westward was a cutter built in 1964 and lost on 11/03/1983. On 11 March 1983 Westward was shark fishing in company with the fishing vessel Ostijek off the Continental shelf, 35 nautical miles west-south-west of Rocky Island, when it was wracked by a powerful jolt which stalled its engine, possibly caused by a rop
CategorySHIPWRECK
Location35 miles WSW of Rocky Island, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1983
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; On 11 March 1983 Westward was shark fishing in company with the fishing vessel Ostijek off the Continental shelf, 35 nautical miles west-south-west of Rocky Island, when it was wracked by a powerful jolt which stalled its engine, possibly caused by a rop
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