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Atalanta

Emu Green, Ravine Des Casoars, western end of Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Atalanta was a cutter built in and lost on 28/11/1860. The Atalanta was heading from Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island to Port Lincoln for a fishing cruise on 29 November 1860. There were two men on board. During heavy weather the Atalanta ran for shelter at Emu Green, a small bay on the west coast of Kangaroo Isl

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationEmu Green, Ravine Des Casoars, western end of Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1860
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; The Atalanta was heading from Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island to Port Lincoln for a fishing cruise on 29 November 1860. There were two men on board. During heavy weather the Atalanta ran for shelter at Emu Green, a small bay on the west coast of Kangaroo Isl

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