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Queensland
Cardwell, QLD
Hinchinbrook Island Ramsay Bay, Yasi-exposed wreck
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Wreck timber
Nails and fittingsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1879 to 1880 timber sailing ship (Harriet Armytage, Charlotte Andrews or Belle) buried in the beach opposite Cardwell, unburied by Cyclone Yasi 2011.
LiveScience Apr 2011: fisherman Phil Lowry found a 30 m wooden hull exposed on Hinchinbrook Island beach in late Feb 2011 after Cyclone Yasi; officials left it in placeView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Crocodiles, stingers, boat access only
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