SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
The MUCH unit was recently informed by Jaco Boshoff of Iziko Museums and Mortimar De Boer of Cape Nature, that in the last month, at Struisbaai Plaat in the Western Cape, someone had taken a chainsaw to the wreck of the McKay (1871), which is affectionately known as the Maggie by locals. They cut off two small pieces of timber from the wreck.
The McKay (1871) [or Maggie] recently washed open and is currently considerably more exposed than normal
The MUCH unit would like to remind the public that damaging any historical or archaeological wreck without a permit from the SAHRA is in contravention of section 35 (4) of the National Heritage Resources Act (Act No. 25 of 1999). The McKay (1871) washed open considerably in the middle of December and it has made the wreck more accessible.
The damage to the wreck inflicted by a chainsaw. Cape Nature rangers claim that they heard a chainsaw on the beach and only later observed this damage to the wreck of the McKay (1871) [or Maggie]
By damaging this wreck with a chainsaw, the person is destroying heritage. The MUCH unit would like to request that if anybody has any information about this incident that they share this with the MUCH unit (RBrand@sahra.org.za), Cape Nature (MDeBoer@capenature.co.za), or the Struisbaai SAPS (+21 28 435 6440), using the following case number: CAS 91/12/2023.
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