1734: De Hoop, this wooden sailing galiot wrecked during a north-westerly gale on Dassen Island off the west coast in the Western Cape. 1858: Arago, this German sailing barque of 630 tons was wrecked in a strong south-easterly gale at Rietvlei in Table Bay in the Western Cape. The court enquiry at the time found that the captain - Captain JC Koling - was drunk. The Arago was on a voyage from Memel (a fortified Prussian sea-port to Batavia with a cargo of timber. No lives were lost. 1865: … [Read more...] about 30 November Shipwreck List


