The "Omeo" wreck , Coogee, Western Australia
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blingg
S 32° 06.335 E 115° 45.690
50H E 383147 N 6447190
An easily reached wreck off the Perth metropolitan coast
Waymark Code: WMHKAQ
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 07/19/2013
Views: 7
The "Omeo" was a 789 ton was an iron framed four masted clinker-built barque with one deck and a square stern. The ship was built at Newcastle, England in 1858, with a length of 64.9m and breadth of 9.3m, and sank on 11th September 1905
At 5,30 pm on 11 September 1905 the vessel broke its moorings in a gale whilst at anchor in Cockburn Sound and was swept ashore to where it was finally abandoned.
Date of Shipwreck: 11 September 1905
Type of Boat: Sailboat
Military or Civilian: civilian
Cause of Shipwreck: Dragged anchor in a storm
Accessibility:
Readily accessable, 30m offshore
Diving Permitted: yes
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