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Zelia India shipwreck, south of Henties Bay, November 2014. The area's name derives from the whale and seal bones that once littered the shore, partly due to the whaling industry, although in modern times the coast also harbours the skeletal remains of the shipwrecks caused by offshore rocks and fog. [2]
Eduard Bohlen was a ship that was wrecked on the Skeleton Coast of German Southwest Africa (now Namibia) on 5 September 1909 in a thick fog. The wreck currently lies in the sand 400 m (1,300 ft) from the shoreline. [2] [1]
Skeleton Coast National Park is a national park located in northwest Namibia, and has the most inaccessible shores, dotted with shipwrecks. The park was established in 1971 and has a size of 16,845 km 2 (6,504 sq mi). [ 2 ]
Skeleton Coast Shipwrecks, Namibia. The Skeleton Coast of Namibia, stretching from the Kunene River to the Swakop River, is infamous for its shipwrecks and tales of stranded sailors.
Skeleton Coast, Namibia. Namibia’s Skeleton Coast Beach has seen more its fair share of shipwrecks due to the deadly Benguela Current. Equally treacherous are the waters that surround the beach ...
Natal Coast South Africa: 1955 A Durban steamer that ran aground on a sandbank in dense fog, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Swakopmund. The crew were unharmed and were able to get off the ship once the area's coast guard arrived and allowed everyone off. Otavi: Unknown 1945 A steamer that ran aground in Spencer Bay