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Wreck Lifeboat MS Oliva - SA

Wreck Lifeboat MS Oliva

Shipwrecks

Position

DEG: -36.835847 139.846835

DMS: 36º 50' 9.05" S 139º 50' 48.6" E

UTM: 54 H 5922717mN 397174mE

Altitude: 5.84m

Address & Contact

Marine parade Kingston sa

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Web: https://www.tristandc.com/newsmsolivalifeboat.php

Information

MS Oliva Valetta life boat found washed up on a Coorong Beach in the Southeast South Australia after parting ways from the ship that ran a ground on the Nightingale Islands South Pacific between South Africa and South America , it was a drift for 99 weeks. ABC News in Australia reported on 6th February 2013 that the lifeboat from the wrecked bulk carrier MS Oliva was washed up on a beach in South Australia.The lifeboat was found by Nick Balmer when he went fishing and reported that it was in good condition after its long journey.It was removed from the beach with heavy equipment and a low loader truck and taken to be restored and placed on show at Kingston . It was discovered by some recreational fishermen that alerted marine safety to the discovery.

PlaceID	565838

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Robe Airport at 16/04:30pm CDT

Distance from Wreck Lifeboat MS Oliva 38.15km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
20.5°C	17.1°C	55%	11.2°C	1019.6hPa	0.0mm	SSW	20km/hr 11knots	30km/hr 16knots

Closest Climatic Station

Cape Jaffa (The Limestone)

Distance from Wreck Lifeboat MS Oliva 18.49km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	24.6	24.6	22.5	19.9	16.9	14.7	14.0	14.6	16.1	18.5	21.4	22.8
Mean Min. °C	13.6	13.6	12.3	10.6	9.2	8.0	7.5	7.8	8.5	9.1	10.8	12.3
Mean Rain mm	16.6	17.6	22.3	33.5	50.6	69.3	78.4	68.7	47.9	32.0	26.9	24.1