SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
February 18:
“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”
1938: Panaghia, this steel steam-powered freighter wrecked in Seal Bay, in Cape St Francis in the Eastern Cape due to dense fog.
The Panaghia (1938) shortly after having run aground
Its boilers can reportedly still be seen at low tide.
1980: Rijnmond IV, this South African fishing vessel capsized and foundered about 30 km west of Cape Point in the Western Cape.
1982: President Kruger, this South African Naval frigate sank whilst on exercise 139 km southwest of the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape. In the early morning hours of the 18th February 1982, President Kruger was conducting anti-submarine exercises with the President Pretorius, Emily Hobhouse, and the Tafelberg.
The SAS President Kruger (1982), date and location unknown
During the exercise it executed an incorrect turn which resulted in the Tafelberg’s bow ramming its port side. The captain ordered "abandon ship" at 04:36. The exercise was immediately terminated, and the other ships present began rescue operations. A total of 177 crewmen of the 193 aboard were rescued. There is a model display of the vessel and some artefacts from the event at the SA Navy Museum in Simon's Town.
The SAS Tafelberg with a badly damaged bow after the collision with the President Kruger (1982)
1992: Jenny-Lee, this South African tuna-fishing vessel foundered about 100 km west of Lamberts Bay off the west coast in the Western Cape after being struck by giant waves. All on board were rescued.
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