1.) ATHENS – Mouille Point – Great Gale of 1865 The boiler and cylinder of this mail steamship, remain firmly wedged between the rocks, to remind us of the lives lost. 2.) KAKAPO – Noordhoek Beach – 1900 The remains of the rudder, boiler and frame of the Kakapo, lie like a skeleton in deep [...]
The only shipwreck to occur along the Cape Peninsula, that could be considered slightly humorous, is that of the Kakapo steamship in 1900. It was of course a dark and stormy night, and a strong north-westerly wind was whipping the waves into a fury and sending spray over the decks. Driving rain dashed into the [...]