SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
July 7:
“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”
1942: Oklahoman, this American steam-powered ship foundered near Robben Island in Table Bay in the Western Cape after sustaining damage. After running aground on Dassen Island in thick fog and being refloated, the tug T S McEwan was dispatched from Cape Town to render assistance. They found it steaming for Cape Town at full speed with flooded forward compartments. Eventually this caused its propeller to lift out of the water and although a towing attempt was made, it foundered just north-west of Robben Island on this day. Because it sank intact, it set off several submarine alarms and was therefore blown-up using depth charges.
The survivors from the Zulu (1971) being taken on board the Ovambo
1961: Nerine, this South African motor-powered fishing vessel was scuttled off Robben Island in Table Bay in the Western Cape. The Nerine was the fishing vessel captained by Hendrick Goosen that trawled the first Coelacanth in 1938 that was eventually identified by Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer and Professor James Smith.
What is believed to be the last photo of the Zulu (1971) before it went down
1971: Zulu (though usually remembered under its previous name of Zulu Coast II), this South African coaster foundered after a collision with its consort, the Ovambo II, in thick fog, south of Cape Columbine off the west coast in the Western Cape.
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