Wednesday, 22 May 2024

South Africa: Vivid, Dahomian, Border, George M Livanos, Bulwark & African Phoenix shipwrecks

SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage

April 1:

“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”

1860: Vivid, this wooden sailing schooner wrecked in Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape.

1944: Dahomian, this British steam-powered merchant ship was torpedoed and sunk by U-852 near Kommetjie on the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape. The ship was en-route from New York to Cape Town with a general cargo including mail and 17 aircraft. Two crew members were lost with the survivors being picked up by the HMSAS Krugersdorp and HMSAS Natalia, who landed them at Simon’s Town.

1947: Border, this motor-powered coaster wrecked south of Port Nolloth at Naas Point on the west coast in the Northern Cape in dense fog. The wreck lies high and dry and can be accessed via the shipwreck 4x4 trail.

Although the Border (1947) is slowly rusting away, it is an interesting wreck to see and it is accessible without having to get underwater

1947: George M Livanos, this steam-powered freighter wrecked below the Greenpoint Lighthouse in Cape Town in the Western Cape. Its back broke quickly and fires broke out on board. Most of the cargo of wool and nickel was salvaged at the time.

The Border (1947) is not a particularly large vessel, but it is still something to behold, with its bow still standing proud

1963: Bulwark, this motor-powered coaster wrecked in dense fog west of Danger Point off Gansbaai in the Western Cape.

1979: African Phoenix, this motor-powered freighter was scrapped in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. Its hull was badly damaged about 650 km north-east of Mauritius, but it managed to make it to Port Elizabeth in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape. Its cargo was delivered, and it was then taken to Durban where it was scrapped.

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