South Africa: Corsair & Patty shipwrecks

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Kolmanskop wreck near Swakopmund, Namibia

August 17:

“This day in our shipwreck history”

1833: Corsair, this wooden-hulled sailing schooner disappeared whilst en route from Cape Town in the Western Cape to Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape. It was last seen on this day and is presumed to have foundered somewhere along the route.

1991: Patty, this luxury yacht foundered within minutes after a fire broke out in the engine compartment just outside of Hout Bay in the Western Cape.

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South Africa: Marietta, Shepherd & Aster shipwrecks

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Zeila shipwreck in Namibia

August 9:

“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”

1862: Marietta, this sailing brig wrecked on Woodstock Beach in Table Bay in the Western Cape in the same north-westerly gale that claimed the Kate and the Crystal Palace the day before.

1874: Shepherd, this wooden-hulled sailing barque wrecked after striking the newly constructed Breakwater in Table Bay in the Western Cape.

1997: Aster, this motor powered fishing vessel was scuttled by the Western Province Diving Union to form an artificial reef next to the wreck of the Katsu Maru 25 in Hout Bay in the Western Cape. It lies level in the sand, with its deepest point at about 30 m.

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South Africa: De Visch, Ulundi II & Larkspur shipwrecks

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May 6:

“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”

1740: De Visch, this Dutch East Indiaman ran ashore at night while attempting to come to anchor in a stiff gale near the Green Point lighthouse in Table Bay in the Western Cape.

A painting depicting the wrecking event of De Visch (1740), by Jürgen Leewenberg in 1740, housed in the National Library of South Africa

Accounts of the casualties differ, with some claiming that the sick on board, who were below decks drowned along with one other person, and another account claims that only two men and a boy drowned. Today, granite blocks, that were part of the cargo, can still be seen littered at the wreck site.

1927: Ulundi II, this composite British steam-powered tug was scuttled south west of Cape Recife in the Eastern Cape.

The Ulundi II (1927) ferrying passengers around 1903 in Algoa Bay

1976: Larkspur, this South African fishing vessel was scuttled by the South African Navy during a naval exercise off the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape.

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South Africa: Oste, Oaklands, Clan Lindsay & Nautilus shipwrecks

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March 20:

“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”

1859: Oste, this sailing vessel wrecked in a south easterly gale near Blaauwberg Beach in Table Bay in the Western Cape.

1860: Oaklands, this wooden sailing barque wrecked near the Coega River Mouth in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape.

1898: Clan Lindsay, this British steel steam-powered cargo ship was en-route from Clyde in Scotland to Mauritius with a general cargo when it was wrecked on the eponymous Clan Lindsay Rocks in Mazeppa Bay in the Eastern Cape.

The Clan Lindsay (1898) after having wrecked, with cargo salvage operations underway

1934: Nautilus, this steel steam-powered dredger was scuttled off the Durban coast in KwaZulu-Natal.

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South Africa: L’Eclair, Albert, Memento, Jack Stubbs & Miner shipwrecks

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February 5:

“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”

1821: L’Eclair, this French wooden sailing vessel wrecked at Blaauwberg in Table Bay in the Western Cape whilst trying to enter the bay at night. Six lives were lost during the event.

1857: Albert, this South African wooden schooner struck Danger Point in the Western Cape on this day, with the crew managing to get it off and then running it aground on a beach near Struisbaai where it was condemned and sold off.

1857: Miner, this French schooner capsized in a heavy squall near Mouille Point in Cape Town in the Western Cape. Mr Granger managed to rescue all nine that were on board with his whale boat and his heroics were recognised with Granger Bay being named after him.

The provided image with the middle of the image showing Granger Bay and the Oceana Power Boat Club within it, as well as the DHL Cape Town stadium just to the right of it.

1876: Memento, this wooden barque parted its cables during a south-easterly gale and was wrecked at Cove Rock in East London in the Eastern Cape.

1992: Jack Stubbs, this South African crayfishing vessel wrecked on Dassen Island in the Western Cape after its radar failed.

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South Africa: Thames shipwreck

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January 21:

Shawnee wreck in Namibia

“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”

1883: Thames, this sail driven lighter struck the propeller of the SS Rothesay off Durban in KwaZulu-Natal and foundered.

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South Africa: Bittern & Paralos shipwrecks

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January 18:

Unknown wreck, Walvis Bay, Namibia

“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”

1848: Bittern, this wooden snow wrecked in a south-easterly gale on the north-west point of Robben Island in Table Bay in the Western Cape whilst trying to enter Table Bay in the early hours of the morning. 

1880: Paralos, this French sailing barque struck Bellows Rock off Cape Point on the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape and foundered about two hours later. It was transporting a cargo of guano from Borneo to Falmouth. Two lifeboats were spotted off Camps Bay, overloaded with people and they were pulled into Table Bay and safely landed.

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