Wreck of Centaur
Australia
- Position
- About 31.8° S, 115.7° E (within about 10 km)
- Sank
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- Cause
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- Depth
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Protection status
Location generalised as a precaution
The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.
The year of loss is not recorded, so its age and protection status cannot be verified.
How this was decided: Voydar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 50%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.
Centaur was a 188-ton iron brig built in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1849. Centaur sank after striking the southern section of Marmion Reef on 9 December 1874 while travelling from Champion Bay to Fremantle. All nine crew and four passengers, including noted politician and lawyer Septimus Burt, survived. The 30-metre (98 ft) brig was carrying 200 tonnes (450 thousand pounds) of galena when she struck the reef, about 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) offshore. The reef is now named Centaur Reef, and is part of Marmion Marine Park north of Perth, Western Australia.
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