The following newspaper article caught our eye: “The Japanese steamer Shunsei Maru of 4910 tons, went ashore in the vicinity of Point Cloates on the North West coast during the early hours of this morning…The Chofuku Maru announced that it was going to the Shunsei Maru’s aid and should have reached her about 6 o’clock this morning.” The Daily News, Perth, Feb 6, 1931.

 Ship Name: Chofuku Maru 

Year Built: 1908

Tonnage: 4,498

Ship Type: Steam Freighter 

Nationality: Japanese 

Year Wrecked: 1931

Reason For Wreck: Carried into Reef by Strong Wind

Location Wrecked: Near Point Cloates, Australia 

Lives Lost: None

Sources: 

https://www.divingwawrecks.com/chofuku-maru

https://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/id-100

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83489137?searchTerm=shunsei%20maru%20chofuko%20maru

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129000863?searchTerm=shunsei%20chofuko

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83490594?searchTerm=shunsei%20chofuko

https://www.maritimeheritage.org.au/documents/MHA%20March%202006%20journal.pdf

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170750575?searchTerm=shunsei%20chofuko

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208143939?searchTerm=shunsei%20chofuko

https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=16516

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/67289501?searchTerm=shunsei%20chofuko

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16780698?searchTerm=shunsei%20chofuko

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83928656?searchTerm=shunsei%20maru%20chofuko%20maru

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/160582625?searchTerm=shunsei%20maru%20chofuko%20maru

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/115661969?searchTerm=shunsei%20maru%20chofuko%20maru

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74951524?searchTerm=shunsei%20maru%20chofuko%20maru

https://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/sites/default/files/no._14_shipwrecks_of_ningaloo_reef.pdf