1855 by William Owston at Point Preston, Swan River
Location:
Mid-way between Gold Digger Passage and Hero Passage, Port Gregory
Sinking:
En route from Fremantle to Port Gregory, with cargo of oil and copper ore. After loading, was being towed out by 3 whale-boats when a heavy swell set it on a shoal patch between the Passages. All efforts to salvage failed.
