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Go Back to Map – Shipwrecks and Lighthouses In a bay about a half mile east of the Panaghia wreck lie the remains of the Bender, a local Port Elizabeth based trawler. She carried a crew of fifteen of whom only two were...

Go Back to Map – Shipwrecks and Lighthouses On the 17 February 1938, three miles east of the President Reitz, the Panaghia was wrecked close inshore. This happened in thick fog whilst she was sailing from Argentina to Australia in ballast. Captain Pettersen salvaged the wreck and the incident caused little interest. Her boilers can still be seen at low water. Her hatch covers, having lain under water for over a year were...

Go Back to Map – Shipwrecks and Lighthouses On 3 July 1989 the Meng Yaw, a Chinese Fishing trawler ran aground close to Brakkeduine. They discharged of 800 tons of illegally caught frozen squid and pumped off 130 tons of fuel in an anti-pollution...

Go Back to Map – Shipwrecks and Lighthouses On 20 February 1929 the Cape Recife was wrecked just west of the Seal Point Lighthouse due to dense fog. No lives were lost, and remains can still be seen at Johnson’s Pool during low...

Go Back to Map – Shipwrecks and Lighthouses HMS OSPREY was a wooden screw Vigilant class gunvessel, built in 1856 by Fletcher, Limehouse. In the morning of 30 May 1867, HMS OSPREY (William Menzies) was wrecked, 10 miles West from Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis, South Africa. One men was lost. The boiler can still be seen about 3km west of Cape St...