Woolooware Bay

Woolooware Bay
The Georges River, looking east. The Woolooware Bay is pictured as the most easterly bay, to the right and back of the picture, southeast of the Captain Cook Bridge, the most easterly river crossing.
Woolooware Bay Location of Woolooware Bay in New South Wales
Location	Southern Sydney, New South Wales
Coordinates	34°01′55″S 151°09′04″E / 34.03194°S 151.15111°E / -34.03194; 151.15111[1]
Type	Bay
Primary outflows	Georges River
Catchment area	6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Basin countries	Australia
Managing agency	Sutherland Shire Council
Frozen	never
Settlements	Caringbah, Kurnell, Taren Point, Woolooware

The Woolooware Bay is a bay on the lower estuarine Georges River in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Woolooware Bay is also home to local icon "Tattoo" a real life Russian Blue female cat who lives aboard a moored yacht with her owner,author R.Alexandra. Tattoo is rare in that she is one of very few cats who can claim to be a "Ship's Cat"

Ship's Cat historically:

• Revered in ancient Egypt as 'protectors of grain', these cat's kept bilge rat's away from the store as it was being delivered on river barges along The Nile.

• During the 2 World Wars of the early 1900's cats were common place onboard Navy ship's,keeping sailor's company and to remind them of home.

Since the late 1970's however, cats have been banned from living aboard navy ship's as when in dock,the cats would head to shore and attack the native bird life.

In modern day society, cats are permitted to live on boats that are privately owned only- making 'Tattoo' one very rare and real "Ship's Cat" .