SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
Eduard Bohlen shipwreck in Namibia
September 16:
“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”
1803: John, this wooden sailing brig wrecked between De Kelders and the Klein River/Lagoon mouth in the Western Cape. Only five people survived the wrecking and the exact number that were on board is unknown.
1850: Cockburn, this wooden sailing barque wrecked in a north-westerly gale on Salt River Beach in Table Bay in the Western Cape. The exact number of casualties is not known, but all reports state that there were some casualties.
1875: Bibsy/Bibsey, this vessel parted its cables and wrecked on a beach in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape.
1891: Madelpad, this vessel wrecked in the East London Harbour in the Eastern Cape. Very little is known about it.
1995: Kalahari Sands, this South African fishing vessel wrecked on Dassen Island in the Western Cape.
1999: Oceana Apollo, this South African/Namibian fishing vessel developed a leak and subsequently foundered just outside of Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape. The crew of 10 was rescued by the crew of a nearby fishing vessel, the MFV Gregory.
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