SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
City of Baroda, wrecked in Namibia
August 2:
“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”
1874: Juno, this wooden barque wrecked at Blaauwbergstrand (modern day Bloubergstrand beach) in Table Bay in the Western Cape. Very little is known about this vessel.
1937: Tijgerberg, this British/South African whaler wrecked after running aground at full speed in dense fog at night in Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape.
1995: An Aero Air Antonov An-2 (registration no. RA-05708) crashed during its initial climb just after taking off from the Rand Airport in Germiston in Gauteng. All three lives on board were lost and the cause of the accident was determined to be a result of the cargo shifting after take-off, pushing the plane into nearby power lines.
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