Case file · Folklore / legend
Zuytdorp wreck
The Dutch ship Zuytdorp vanished in 1712; its wreck was identified in the 1950s below the Zuytdorp Cliffs in Western Australia. Survivors may have lived with local Aboriginal people.
1712 CE · -27.18, 113.94 · status: disputed
The sceptical view
Claims that a genetic disease among local families proves survivor descent have been contested, and there is no direct evidence of survivors.