EMMA (1859-1867)
Typical two-masted Schooner
Description
Two-masted Schooner
Construction
Timber
Size
116 tons length 26.1m beam 6.2m draft 3.4m
Built
1859 at Lowestoft, Suffolk UK
Owner
Walter Padbury Captain: Badcock
Sunk
1867/03
Location
On reef near Coral Bay
Latitude/Longitude
(-23.08255, 113.7335)
Sinking
Departed Cossack for Fremantle with a cargo of wool and pearl shell. Crew of 8 and 34 passengers. All lost.
Underwater
Located on a flat corraline reef north of Coral Bay. Mid-tide 2-3 metres of water but with strong current and broken waves. Snorkeling possible in ideal weather conditions. Scattered wreckage and some anchors visible.