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4 December Shipwreck List

4 December 2024 By Alan

1728: Haarlem, this wooden sailing east Indiaman (different to the one that wrecked on 30 November in 1647) wrecked in a north-westerly gale on Salt River Beach in Table Bay in the Western Cape. In July the vessel was driven ashore near the Castle and taken to Saldanha for repairs. After being repaired, the vessel returned to Table Bay only to be driven ashore in a gale again, this time with the vessel breaking up immediately. Of the 107 that were on board, only 16 survived.

1821: John, this wooden sailing schooner wrecked on Blaauwbergstrand in Table Bay in the Western Cape.

1851: A south-easterly gale raged on the southern coast, claiming two vessels on this day:

  • Diadem, this sailing brig wrecked in Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape,
  • West Indian, this wooden sailing barque wrecked after its cables parted at North End beach in Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.

1865: Esterias, this sailing barque wrecked on the eastern side of the Kowie River at Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape.


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