Wednesday 13 April 2022

Namibia: West Coast shipwrecks: "Maria Angelina" & "Maridal" | Кораблекрушения у западного побережья Намибии

Namibia: West Coast shipwrecks: "Maria Angelina" & "Maridal" | Кораблекрушения у западного побережья Намибии

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SHIPWRECKS

58. "Maria Angelina"

Date: 1923

North of Cape Fria.

59. "Maridal"

Date: 23.01.1926

Possession Island

This vessel grounded on Possession Island at Luderitz.

The steamboat "Maridal"

1926: Dr. Hans Merensky discovers diamonds south of the Orange river. Mining and production equipment, machinery and building material are supplied by Metje & Ziegler. The steam boat "Maridal" runs aground near Possession Island. In order to speed up the sale of the salvaged timber, Metje establishes a branch in Walvis Bay and stores part of the timber there.

1927: An event of outstanding importance is the purchase of the steamboat Maridal, which ran aground near Possession Island in 1926. Timber salvaged from the Maridal is shipped to Walvis Bay to handle the extensive business which pours in from Windhoek and the north. This results in a full branch being opened at Walvis Bay.

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