SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
January 9:
Zeila shipwreck in Namibia
“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”
1730: Saxenburg, this Dutch East Indiaman struck a reef and then foundered during a heavy gale off Cape Agulhas/L’Agulhas in the Western Cape. Of the 88 that were on board, only seven survived. Some sources list the year of wrecking as 1729.
1881: Mountain Ashe, this wooden sailing barque drifted onto the rocks at Mouille Point in Cape Town in the Western Cape and although it was refloated, it was condemned.
1892: Orchomene, this iron sailing schooner struck Roman Rock in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape and to stop it from foundering, was beached, where it became wrecked.
1964: Heathfield, this motor-powered fishing vessel wrecked on Three Sisters Rocks at Kayser’s Beach in the Eastern Cape. Of the crew of 12, five perished in the heavy surf.
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