1874: Midge, this wooden sailing schooner wrecked in a south-easterly gale in Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape. The resulting investigation found the anchor chain being badly corroded and the captain guilty of neglect. 1880: Emma, this sailing brig wrecked during a south-westerly gale at Eastern Beach in East London in the Eastern Cape. 1936: Kildalkey, this steam-powered tanker wrecked on Seven Blinders in Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape. It was originally one of the Q/Kil class … [Read more...] about 18 November Shipwreck List
16 November
16 November Shipwreck List
1906: Star of Peace, this steel steam-powered fishing trawler wrecked in dark and hazy weather at Jessie se Baai, near Quoin Point in the Western Cape. It struck a submerged rock and immediately foundered, with the crew safely getting to Gansbaai in the lifeboat. 1982: Meisho Maru No 38, this motor-powered fishing trawler wrecked about 1km north-west of the Southern Tip of Africa, at L’Agulhas/Cape Agulhas in the Western Cape. It is still visible from the shore today, although it is breaking … [Read more...] about 16 November Shipwreck List
