The mysterious disappearance of the Patanela

One of the more recent and more mysterious disappearances at sea concerns the schooner Patanela, which disappeared just off the coast of Sydney on the 8th of November, 1988. The voyage into oblivion began on the other side of the country, on the 16th of October 1988. The elegant steel-hulled Patanela, 20 metres long and … Continue reading The mysterious disappearance of the Patanela