Eban (1894/01/04)
Cossack, Butcher Inlet rivermouth bar
After a violent storm at Roebourne between 3 and 4 January 1894, the lugger EBAN was lying bottom up in the channel at the mouth of Butchers Inlet, a potential traffic hazard. It had sunk in Cossack Creek, then been carried down to the bar by the the flood. With the masts gone, the lugger was considered by its owners to be a total wreck. The Eban was possibly a 10 ton ketch (Official Number 94143) which was registered in Brisbane in 1892 (Cairns & Henderson 1995: 222-225).
Ship Built
Country Built Unknown
Port Registered Brisbane in 1892
Ship Lost
Grouped Region North-West
Sinking Cyclone
When Lost 1894/01/04
Where Lost Cossack, Butcher Inlet rivermouth bar
Ship Details
Engine N
TONA 10.00
Museum Reference
Official Number 94143
Unique Number 121
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
File Number 443/71
Protected Protected State
Found N
Inspected N
Confidential NO