The MV ''Korean Star'' was a bulk carrier, built in 1984, that was wrecked on 20 May 1988 near Cape Cuvier,
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
.
Fate
The ''Korean Star'' sailed from
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
on 11 May 1988 in ballast with 19 crew aboard, en route to load salt from
Lake MacLeod
Lake Macleod is a marine salt lake in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, north of the port and regional centre of .
History
Dirk Hartog, a Dutchman, made the first authenticated landing by a European along this coastline in 1616. Ea ...
.
[ While anchored off Cape Cuvier, she dragged her anchors as a result of ]cyclonic
In meteorology, a cyclone () is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an anti ...
weather conditions associated with Cyclone Herbie
Tropical Cyclone Herbie was the only known tropical system to impact Western Australia during the month of May on record. The final cyclone of the 1987–88 Australian region cyclone season, Herbie was first identified northwest of the Cocos Isla ...
and was wrecked on 20 May 1988.
The vessel was declared a constructive total loss after it broke in two shortly after grounding. The remains are found only off shore at the base of a cliff within the boundaries of Quobba Station.
See also
List of shipwrecks in 1988
References
External links
MV Korean Star (+1988)
at www.wrecksite.eu
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1984 ships
Maritime incidents in 1988
Shipwrecks of Western Australia