ERIC THE RED
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![S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_WoodenBeams S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_WoodenBeams](https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/vhd-images/shipwrecks/000/000/193.jpg)
![S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_WoodenBeams S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_WoodenBeams](https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/vhd-images/shipwrecks/000/000/193.jpg)
![S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_DetailOfWood S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_DetailOfWood](https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/vhd-images/shipwrecks/000/000/190.jpg)
![S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_Inscription S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_Inscription](https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/vhd-images/shipwrecks/000/000/192.jpg)
![S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_MeasuringRemnants S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_MeasuringRemnants](https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/vhd-images/shipwrecks/000/000/194.jpg)
![S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_RemnantsOnRocks S239_EricTheRed_CapeOtway_RemnantsOnRocks](https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/vhd-images/shipwrecks/000/000/191.jpg)
![shipNo239 2009 07 28 1248765382953 compstinkodeck1 shipNo239 2009 07 28 1248765382953 compstinkodeck1](https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/vhd-images/shipwrecks/000/000/614.jpg)
![shipNo239 2009 07 28 1248765432828 compstinkodeck2 shipNo239 2009 07 28 1248765432828 compstinkodeck2](https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/vhd-images/shipwrecks/000/000/615.jpg)
Statement of Significance
The Eric the Red is historically significant as one of Victoria's major 19th century shipwrecks. The wreck led to the provision of an additional warning light placed below the Cape Otway lighthouse to alert mariners to the location of Otway Reef. The site is archaeologically significant for its remains of a large and varied cargo and ship's fittings being scattered over a wide area. The site is recreationally and aesthetically significant as it is one of the few sites along this coast where tourists can visit identifiable remains of a large wooden shipwreck, and for its location set against the background of Cape Otway, Bass Strait, and the Cape Otway lighthouse.