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This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around the continent of Africa. ... A refrigerator ship that ran aground on the Skeleton Coast, 80 kilometres (50 mi) ...
One of many rusting ship hulls along the Skeleton Coast (Dunedin Star) One of the oldest shipwrecks in the Skeleton Coast region is that of the Bom Jesus, near the town of Oranjemund. It ran aground during the 1530s and is known to be one of the oldest discovered shipwrecks of the Iberian Atlantic tradition in Sub-Saharan Africa. [3]
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 ...
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.
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MV Dunedin Star was a British refrigerated cargo liner.She was built by Cammell Laird and Co in 1935–36 as one of Blue Star Line's Imperial Star-class ships, designed to ship frozen meat from Australia and New Zealand to the UK.