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Marion Bay, TAS

Bream Creek beach, Zephyr 1852 wreck

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Wreck timberWreck timber
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Zephyr wrecked 1852 on the Bream Creek beach; well-documented hull that re-emerges only in severe weather.

The Examiner 2016: the Zephyr at Bream Creek appears only when severe weather intervenes; Atlas Obscura confirms it re-emerges periodicallyView source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Open surf beach, lagoon mouth

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