Nor VI, Nor 6 (26/04/1963)
False Passage, Steep Point
1963 April 26: Steel prawn trawler ran onto Zuytdorp Cliffs just this side of False Passage just south of South Passage on maiden voyage from
Fremantle to Shark Bay. 3 crew lost, skipper Jack (John) Drinan
survived by floating off shore in the vessel’s icebox for 14 days,
before making a raft from part of the lid and paddling ashore at
Steep Point on May 11. His raft is registered in the WA Museum
collection as HB 9NOR
(Gregg, M. et al, Maritime History Database Vessels Database record 23368 accessed 22/4/2015)
Ship Built
Master J. Drynan
Country Built Australia
Ship Lost
Grouped Region Mid-West
Sinking Ran into cliffs
Crew 4
Deaths 3
When Lost 26/04/1963
Where Lost False Passage, Steep Point
Port From Fremantle
Port To Shark Bay
Ship Details
Engine N
Length 16.20
Beam 4.30
TONA 27.40
Draft 2.00
Museum Reference
Unique Number 864
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Protected Protected Federal
Found N
Inspected N
Confidential NO