Two Ships on the Reef, the Chofuku Maru and Shunsei Maru (1931)

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