List of shipwrecks on the coast of Namibia

Bom Jesus Dunedin Star Fukuseki Meru No. 7th Eduard Bohlen Frotamerica Otavi Shaunee Suiderkus Zeila Henrietta Spasheti unknown Walvis Bay Windhoek Luderitz Henties Bay Torra Bay Oranjemund

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This is a list of the shipwrecks on the coast of Namibia . Numerous ships have been stranded along Namibia's Atlantic coast , which is over 1350 kilometers long , since the beginning of shipping . Not least because of this, the northern part of the Namib is called the “ Skeleton Coast ”.

Some wrecks can still be seen today.

List of wrecks

Ship name	Sunk	comment	Coordinates	photo
Black Princess	1917	Steamship	in front of Lüderitz
Bom Jesus	1533	A Portuguese carrack that left Lisbon on March 7th, 1533 and was discovered on the Atlantic coast near Oranjemund in 2008 . It is considered one of the most important finds in the world. The shipload contained elephant tusks, bronze ingots, navigational instruments and gold coins.	Not published (Oranjemund)	photo
Chamarel	2012	Mauritian cable layer ; Schiff was left to its own devices after a fire broke out on August 9, 2012; dropped a day later; later pulled ashore and scrapped		photo
Dunedin Star	November 29, 1942	The reefer ship ran aground 80 km south of the Kunene on the Skeleton Coast .	18 ° 08′00 ″ S 011 ° 33′00 ″ E
Eduard Bohlen	September 5, 1909	The freighter ran aground on September 5, 1909 south of Conception Bay.	23 ° 59'45.3 "S 014 ° 27'27" E	more photos
Erycina	4th September 1896	Norwegian barque for loading guano , which leaked in early September 1896; later abandoned and washed ashore; today probably completely destroyed
Frotamerica	February 15, 2013	The cargo ship ran aground on February 15, 2013, 33 km north of Lüderitz .	26 ° 22'12 "S 015 ° 02'24" E	more photos
Fukuseki Maru No. 7th	March 22, 2018	Japanese trawler that ran aground in heavy seas not far north of mile 108, about 1.5 km offshore; any attempt at recovery failed	-21.436075 13.810246	photo
Maridal	1926	ran aground off Possesion Island
Gertrud Woermann II	November 20, 1904	Loaded with provisions, soldiers, and horses, and ran into land in the fog; visible until 1912; today a beacon reminds of the place		photo
Gethen	January 26, 1954	Trawler that ran aground off the north dune at Henties Bay ; today the engine block may still be visible at low tide
Henrietta Spasheti	July 14, 1968	The trawler ran aground in July 1968 165 nautical miles north of Walvis Bay at Koigabmond; visible today on the southern edge of Torra Bay .	20 ° 27'28 "S 013 ° 15'01" E	Photo photo
Montrose	1973	Also ran aground on the southern edge of Torra Bay in 1973		photo
Natal Coast	1955	In 1955 the steamer ran aground on a sandbank 18 km north of Swakopmund in fog. The crew was uninjured and was able to leave the ship after the coast guard arrived.		photo
Otavi	1945	The steamer ran aground in 1945, 105 km north of Lüderitz in Spencer Bay .	25 ° 43'56 "S 014 ° 50'00" E	more photos
Resplendent	February 18, 2020	The Hangana trawler flooded and sank quickly; 26 sailors rescued, captain missing and search stopped. Wreck lies at a depth of 318 meters.	21 ° 51'40.2 "S 12 ° 51'35.2" E
Shaunee (Shawnee)	1976	Trawler coming ashore at Conception Bay	23 ° 40'23.1 "S 14 ° 30'12.9" E
Sir Charles Elliot	December 3, 1942	South African tug that ran ashore in 1942; he was previously on duty to rescue the Dunedin Star
Suiderkus	December 1976	Modern trawler that ran aground on its maiden voyage not far from Möwe Bay ; can still be seen today in large parts	Approximately 19 ° 22'S 012 ° 42'E	photo
SW Seal		Wreck seen north of Torray Bay
Vipava	7th July 1968	In thick fog, this Iranian freighter ran aground 16 miles north of Swakopmund; a summoned tug could not get the ship free; the ship was then abandoned, which led to a total loss
Winston	1970	The East German trawler ran aground two miles south of the Ugab estuary in thick fog ; Well preserved for years, it broke; still partly clearly visible today
Zeila	August 25, 2008	The trawler ran aground on August 25, 2008, 14 km south of Henties Bay .	22 ° 14'28 "S 014 ° 21'13" E
unknown	18xx	American whaling ship in Omaruru estuary; Parts of it were later used to build the first houses in Henties Bay
unknown		Unidentified wreck on the west coast of the Walvis Bay lagoon	22 ° 54'25 "S 014 ° 26'11" E

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Metje + Ziegler History. Official website of Metje + Ziegler. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
2. ↑ Roff SMITH: Diamond Shipwreck . In: National Geographic . October 2009.
3. ^ Namib, Secrets of a desert uncovered , Mary Seely and John Pallett, Venture Publications, Windhoek Namibia. ISBN 978-0869767818
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Shipwrecks. Henties Bay Tourism. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
5. ^ Chamarel project ”. Kraatz Marine. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
6. ↑ See English Wikipedia page MV Dunedin Star
7. ↑ Amy Schoeman: Skeleton Coast . Struik, 2003, ISBN 1-86872-891-9 , p. 98.
8. ↑ See English page Conception Bay (Namibia)
9. ^ Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund & Walvis Bay . Brian McMorrow (PBase). Retrieved March 22, 2013.
10. ↑ Ship Descriptions - E . The Ships List. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
11. ↑ Wreck Frotamerica
12. ↑ Press release: Ghost ship in front of Lüderitz Bay
13. ↑ "Fukuseki" just junk ?. Allgemeine Zeitung, April 5, 2018.
14. ↑ See geoview.info
15. ↑ map
16. ↑ Hake trawler sinks off coast ... skipper missing. New Era, February 19, 2020.
17. ↑ Search for missing skipper called off. Informanté, February 19, 2020.
18. ↑ Press Release, No. 394. Ohlthaver & List / Hangana Seafood, March 4, 2020.
19. ↑ Namibian Shipwrecks. Ultimate safaris. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
20. ↑ Shipwrecks at Skeleton Coast. I Dream Africa. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
21. ^ The Shipwrecks of the Skeleton Coast of Namibia. Discover Namibia. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
22. ^ Three Shipwrecks on Namibia's Skeleton Coast. Namibia Tourism Board. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
23. ↑ Wreck Winston on Namibia's coast disappears gradually presented in the Namibiana book depot. Retrieved February 25, 2019 . 
24. ↑ Wreck Zeila

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