Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

San Francisco (1926/14/29)

Parkers Point 1 mile E side Dyers Island 10 fathoms

Ship Built

Ship Lost

Grouped Region Metro

Deaths 1

When Lost 1926/14/29

Where Lost Parkers Point 1 mile E side Dyers Island 10 fathoms

Ship Details

Museum Reference

Unique Number 1099

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Confidential NO

Sources

430 ITEM 1914/3426 Police Department Fremantle St Mary’s Cathedral 1926
Peter Vinci missing off Fishing boat San Francisco wrecked off Rottnest 29/04/1926
First news reached police 29/04/1926 caused by boat being swamped.
Police advised site at Parkers Point on East side of Island. Crew of Dora advised San Francisco arrived off Dyers Island and prepared to start fishing. It suddenly disappeared. Police found boat bout 1 mile E of Dyers Island in 10 fathoms. Boat towed to Bickley Bay.