1845: Charles, carrying 140 tons of guano this wooden sailing schooner under Captain G Guilbert, struck a blinder in 37m of water just off Bird Island in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape and wrecked. All sailors escaped in a boat to Bird Island. 1967: Ibishu, this motor-powered crayfishing vessel foundered in rough seas about 50km east of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. … [Read more...] about 15 November Shipwreck List


