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The crows nest from the vessel, the "Austral Eagle" commemorates the people who have died at sea in waters off Smoky Bay .
Location
| Address: | Anchor Drive, Smoky Bay, 5680 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.379786 Long: 133.933011 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Tragedy |
Dedication
Smoky Bay Progress Association has erected this Crows Nest in memorial to all those that have lost their loves at sea in the waters of Smoky Bay
Austral Eagle
This Crows Nest was originally of the fishing vessel "Austral Eagle"
Austral Eagle was built in 1978 for David (Joe) Bec in Ballina NSW by Bob Mc Laren
Dimensions L 56.5 ft long
18ft beam
7ft draught
The boat was built for crayfishing and shark fishing in the Great Australian Bight from Kangaroo Island SA to Esperance WA
This crows nest was donated to the District council of Ceduna by Dino Retsas who owned the vessel from 1985 to 2007
1971 Barry Salmon
Died as a result of an explosion and a boat at Smoky Bay on 23 / 6 / 1971, the 27 year old tried to swim ashore.
1980 Brian Herbert Nash
1980 Michael Ian Nash
41 year old Brian and his 14 yr old son Michael from Port Augusta drowned several kms south west of Smoky Bay jetty on 26 / 5 / 1980 following a boating accident
1986 Stanley Koko
49 year old Stanley accidentally drowned at Smoky Bay on 6 / 3 / 1986
1989 Barry Dewsett
Barry drowned as a result of a boating accident at Smoky Bay on 2 / 10 / 1989
2002 Paul Buckland
23 year old Paul, a diver was taken by a shark west of Smoky Bay on 30 / 4 / 2002
2008 Rees Bryant
28 year old Rees lost his life in a freak accident whilst working on board the prawn trawler "Lincoln Lady" on 31 / 10 / 2008 near Franklin Island
