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A cargo ship that ran aground near Cape Town, and was re-floated and scuttled 320 kilometres (200 mi) from shore. [28] Joanna East India Company: 8 June 1682 An East Indiaman (the first to be wrecked off the South African coast) that sank near Cape Agulhas. A considerable amount of gold was on the ship. [29
Shipwrecks of the South African Indian Ocean coast (14 P) Pages in category "Shipwrecks of South Africa" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The 124-metre (407 ft) bulk carrier ran aground near Doring Bay, off Brand se Baai, South Africa 385 kilometres (239 mi) north of Cape Town, after being abandoned the previous day when she listed. Her crew was rescued by the fishing vessel Malachite ( South Africa). Ultra Galaxie broke into four pieces in rough weather over 27–28 July. [100 ...
Shipwrecks on the Atlantic Ocean coast of South Africa. For the purposes of this category, the Atlantic is defined as lying west of 20° E (i.e. Cape Agulhas ). Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the South African Atlantic coast"
South Australia: 5 December 1842 A cutter which sunk whilst moored in the River Murray at Moorundie, South Australia: Willyama: Unknown 13 April 1907 A screw steamer wrecked south of Rhino Head, near Marion Bay. [10] 35°15'04.8"S 136°58'44.0"E
Shipwrecks of South Africa (2 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Shipwrecks of Africa" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
São Bento (Saint Benedict), commanded by captain Fernão de Álvares Cabral, the son of Pedro Álvares Cabral, was a Portuguese carrack of 900 tons wrecked in April 1554 near the mouth of the Msikaba River, midway between Port Edward and Port St. Johns on the Transkei coast of South Africa.
Tigr was chartered to tow BOS 400 from Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo to Cape Town, South Africa. The tow-rope broke loose during a huge storm and caused the vessel to run aground off Duiker Point near Sandy Bay , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] at the same place as the earlier wreck of the SS Oakburn.