The Patanela Strange Disappearance

The final trip of the Australian vessel Patanela, which vanished in 1988 without a trace.

L. Small
7 min readDec 14, 2022

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The Schooner Patanela. Source.

The “Patanela” set sail from Freemantle, Australia on October 16, 1988 on a month-long journey to Airlie Beach, on the opposite side of the country. The owner of the 63-foot schooner, a wealthy businessman named Alan Nicol, was on board. Nicol was…

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L. Small

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