The location of the Pandora wreck

Location of the Pandora wreck
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The Pandora wreck is located within Pandora Entrance, approximately 5 km to the north-west of Moulter Cay. This sand cay is on the outer Great Barrier Reef, approximately 140 km east of Cape York, on the edge of the Coral Sea. It is a remote and challenging environment.

Moulter Cay was first named "Entrance Cay" by Captain Edwards. But it was officially renamed in 1984, in recognition of William Moulter's humane deed towards the trapped prisoners in "Pandora's Box".

"Escape Cay" is thought to be Preservation Cay, where the survivors stayed for two nights. This is based on James Morrison's account that it was the "middle of three cays" within Pandora Entrance.

The location of the Pandora wreck site in relation to Cape York Peninsula (Australia).
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