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 | | The ultimate in sailing ships, the Loch Ard carried 17 passengers in first-class comfort and a crew of 36 on a three-month voyage from England. |
 | | Instead, because of inaccurate readings due to thick fog and being caught in the eye of a southeaster, the Loch Ard was driven onto a reef extending from Mutton Bird Island. |
 | | The sinking of the mystery ship and Loch Ard are included in the toll of more than 700 ships and hundreds of lives lost along the reef-ringed coast of southern Australia. |
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