le , ▁South ▁West ▁Is le ▁and ▁Jud g ement ▁Ro cks . ▁ ▁History ▁Se al ▁hunting ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁islands ▁from ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁ ▁Sh ip w re cks ▁Murray ▁Pass , ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁expl orer ▁John ▁Murray , ▁between ▁De al ▁and ▁Er ith ▁Islands ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁ships ▁to ▁shelter ▁from ▁g ales ▁in ▁Bass ▁Stra it , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁dangerous , ▁partly ▁open , ▁road st ead , ▁and ▁many ▁ships ▁have ▁been ▁w reck ed ▁after ▁sudden ▁changes ▁in ▁wind ▁direction ▁and ▁speed . ▁ ▁O thers ▁have ▁hit ▁the ▁island ▁either ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁shelter ▁or ▁through ▁poor ▁navigation ▁in ▁darkness ▁or ▁bad ▁weather , ▁several ▁with ▁heavy ▁loss ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁They ▁include : ▁▁▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁Brothers , ▁sch oon er , ▁ 4 0 ▁tons , ▁Captain ▁William ▁H ov ell , ▁one ▁life ▁lost . ▁▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁D aph ne , ▁brig , ▁ 1 5 1 ▁tons , ▁Captain ▁John ▁Howard , ▁no ▁lives ▁lost . ▁▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁John ▁Pal mer , ▁sch oon er , ▁ 3 7 ▁tons , ▁Captain ▁Bast ian , ▁two ▁lives ▁lost ▁( one ▁ex ▁D aph ne ) ▁▁▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁I onia , ▁snow , ▁ 2 2 6 ▁tons , ▁Captain ▁Buck . ▁ ▁? Three ▁lives ▁lost . ▁▁ 1 8 5 0 ,