Shipwrecks
When you consider that the next stop is Antarctica, it's not surprising to learn that the Limestone Coast forms part of the Shipwreck Coast, with the treacherous Southern Ocean laying claim to over one hundred vessels since the early 1880s.
The Southern Ocean Shipwreck Trail encompasses the region between the Victorian border and the Murray Mouth, where 101 vessels have been wrecked with 218 lives lost. The region includes South Australia's worst maritime tragedy, the loss of the Admella with 89 passengers and crew near Cape Northumberland in 1859.
Other notable shipwrecks include:
- Geltwood, a 1056 ton sailing ship wrecked in 1876 with the loss of 31 lives
- Maria, a small sailing vessel wrecked off the Coorong in 1840, with all passengers and crew killed while attempting to reach Encounter Bay
- Phaeton, an American sailing vessel lost while bringing Chinese immigrants into Robe in 1857
