SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
Otavi shipwreck in Namibia
February 6:
“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”
1840: Friends Goodwill, this wooden schooner wrecked near St Helena Bay off the west coast in the Western Cape.
1866: Runnymede, this wooden sailing vessel (most probably a barque) wrecked near Wreck Point, just west of Oyster Bay in the Eastern Cape after springing a leak. The crew managed to reach Algoa Bay in the boats.
1867: L'Imperatrice Eugenie, this iron sailing barque struck Thunderbolt Reef at Cape Recife and foundered just north of the Cape Recife in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape.
1890: Robilant, this Italian iron steam-powered brig-rigged vessel struck Jacob’s Reef, just off Jacobsbaai off the west coast in the Western Cape, in dense fog and wrecked.
1995: Zingara, this motor-powered South African fishing vessel wrecked in mist and stormy seas in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape.
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