Mystery tinny washes up on Norfolk Island
Local police need help to get to the bottom of the mystery tinny that’s washed ashore on Norfolk IslandIt’s been lost at sea for a decade and, as testimony to the unsinkable nature of a good tinny, it’s survived hell and high water for up to 10 years at sea. But now local police want to get to the bottom of the mystery tinny that’s washed ashore on Norfolk Island.
The 6.5m aluminium fishing boat was found washed up today (Friday January 12, 2017) near Cascade Pier on Norfolk Island, some 1673km as the albatross flies from Sydney.
The boat was brought ashore by crane where some clues suggest it may have originated in Sydney.
A telltale sticker on the hull side says South Sydney AFA. The Amateur Fishing Association has a clubhouse and boat storage facility in Chifley in Sydney’s south.
Norfolk Island Police Force said indications are that this boat is from Sydney and may have been adrift for 10 to 15 years. Subsequent analysis of the barnacles has put the boat at 5-10 years at liberty.
Norfolk Island Police Force are appealing for help to solve the mystery behind the long-travelled tinny. Lodge your enquiries at: Enquiries@police.gov.nf
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