SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
March 16:
“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”
1847: Gilbert Henderson, this wooden sailing barque wrecked in a south-easterly gale, opposite the old wooden jetty in Port Elizabeth in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape.
1885: Prince Port, this British wooden barque wrecked just off Dyer Island on a reef near Geyser Rock/Robklip in the Western Cape.
The cape fur seals enjoying sunbathing on what is currently assumed to be the keel of the Prince Port (1885) on Geyser Rock/Robklip, just off Deyer Island
It is speculated that a storm later lifted a piece of its keel onto Geyser Rock/Robklip and the local seals regularly use this for sunbathing purposes.
1893: Rising Star, this iron steam-powered launch ran aground on Dassen Island off the west coast in the Western Cape after encountering a strong inset current. More research is required to determine whether it was refloated or if it became a wreck.
1942: Alcyone, this Dutch steam-powered merchant ship sank after striking two mines laid by the German minelayer Doggerbank, 40 km west of Cape Town in the Western Cape. All on board made it safely to the boats.
The Alcyone (1942), date and location unknown
1991: Craynip, this sailing yacht wrecked in a south easterly gale east of the Dassen Island lighthouse off the west coast in the Western Cape.
1992: Onibe, this motor-powered 5000 tonnage freighter collided with the 23 000 tonnage Fathulkhair and foundered south of Quoin Point in the Western Cape.
The Onibe (1992), date and location unknown
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