SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
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| Irmgard shipwreck near Luderitz, Namibia |
July 12:
“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”
1853: Cuba, this sailing barque wrecked on a reef off Cape Recife in the Eastern Cape. The crew and passengers were picked up by the City of Calcutta and the Kirkman Finlay.
Sea shipwreck
1991: Aubrey, this fishing vessel foundered southwest of Cape Point in the Western Cape after one of the timbers in its bow suddenly gave way. It was lost in the early hours of the morning.
1994: Harvest Leo, this fishing vessel was scuttled by the S.A Navy with explosives, south of Dassen Island in the Western Cape.
2001: Sea, this former passenger liner foundered during a tow by the tug Simoon, about 150 kilometres southeast of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape. It was a dead ship headed for India as scrap. On the 11th of July it was listing 30 degrees port and SAMSA denied it entry into Algoa Bay as it was carrying oil and diesel which they were afraid would cause massive pollution if it foundered near the coastline. It was ordered to stay well clear of the coast and by the next day it was confirmed that it had foundered in about 4200-metre-deep water.
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