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South Australia
Kangaroo Island, SA
West Bay, Loch Vennachar 1905 wreck shore
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Nails and fittings
Wreck timberAlso reported: bricks.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), NPS photo (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Clipper Loch Vennachar lost with all hands 1905; cargo and a seaman's body washed into West Bay, a Glasgow brick found on shore 1976, bower anchor displayed at the car park.
Wikipedia (citing SA heritage sources): scraps of cargo reached the Kangaroo Island coast three weeks after the loss, a brick marked GLAS...OW found on the shore just north of West Bay in 1976; 250 m historic reserve declared 1977View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Remote, dangerous surf, 4WD track
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