Margate, Natal, South Africa
1923: Rusholme, this coasting steamer foundered on Ostara Rock, south of Port Nolloth on the west coast. She was a small coasting steamer with a rich history. Originally a dredger by the name of Baggar 1, she worked on the Namibian coast, and was scuttled at the start of World War I.
She was subsequently refloated and used as a lighter, known as the Flora. She was then acquired by Globe Engineering Company who fitted her with new boilers and engines. In this incarnation she was used as a salvage vessel and recovered much of the timber cargo of the Losna on the Transkei coast, and of the Eugenie S Embiricos. She was then involved in the coasting trade between Cape Town and Saldanha Bay.
On her first trip to Port Nolloth, on the homeward journey, she foundered on Ostara Rock, south of Port Nolloth on the west coast. Her crew reached Port Nolloth in the ship’s boats and no lives were lost.
1933: Nightingale, this steel steamship fishing trawler was stranded in fog and wrecked on Munster / Glenmore beach on the south coast in KwaZulu-Natal. Many of her parts can still be seen on the beach and she makes for a popular tourist attraction.
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