IDA Namibia - What to see. Shipwrecks at Skeleton Coast. Dunedin Star. The most famous wreck, and story, is that of the Dunedin Star. On 2. 9 November 1. Blue Star Liner, Dunedin Star, headed for the Middle East carrying passengers as well as ammunitions for World War II. It ran aground off the Skeleton Coast. The crew managed to get off a distress signal which was received in the port of Walvis Bay to the south. The environment was anything but friendly: hot in the day, cold at night, very dry with no friendly little villages to take in the survivors and give them mugs of hot chocolate or medicinal brandy. Everyone was very concerned. The park can be entered in the south, from the West Coast Recreational Area, or in the east from Damaraland. Wherever you enter, you must make sure there are sufficient hours of daylight to either travel through the park or. The Skeleton Coast of Namibia is littered not only with the carcasses of long-dead animals, but also of hundreds of ships that met their demise on the sandy shores. Survivors Of The Skeleton Coast DownloadA tug, the Sir Charles Elliot, was dispatched, but ran aground before it reached the Dunedin Star. Two of its crew members jumped overboard but were drowned before they could reach the shore. A bomber was sent from the Cape of Good Hope to land with supplies and water for the survivors who had made it to shore. It landed, but got stuck in loose sand when trying to take off. A second bomber was sent to replenish supplies. As it did not land, merely dropped its supplies, it had no problems at the site of the wreck. Factual account of the rescue of the survivors of the Dunedin Star from the shores of the Namib desert in South West Africa by the South African Defence Force in WW2. History of the events that led up to the Skeleton Cave Massacre. (CNN)The coast surrounding the Namib Desert is so inhospitable that Portuguese sailors once referred to it as 'The Gates of Hell. I Dream Africa provides a comprehensive directory of activities, hot spots, top locations etc. in Namibia. Combined with the directory, I Dream Africa also provides tour packages allowing clients to experience Namibia at its best. Instead it crashed into the ocean on the way back. Three crewmen made it to shore and began their long walk. A ship called the Nerina made it to the site, but only managed to pick up 2. This left 6. 3 on site. A convoy was dispatched from Windhoek but, to the best of my knowledge, had major vehicle difficulties and had to return. A second convoy was sent off and made it to within three kilometers of the survivors. They trudged the rest of the way. One wonders what the survivors had to say when they saw their rescuers arrive on foot. On the way back, they also collected the airman who had swum to shore from the bomber that crashed into the ocean. © J Snyman 1 JOHAN SNYMAN’S SKELETON COAST, KAOKOLAND AND DAMARALAND TRIP REPORT - 19 TO 30 AUGUST 2015 Background I was invited to come along on the first part of the trip, organised by Armand Basson of I Dream Africa, a. An officer walks beside a collapsed bridge after an earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero. ![]() The survivors made it back safely some 2. Windhoek on Christmas Eve. Apparently, you can still see some of the cargo. A memorial was erected in remembrance of the crew members of the tug, Sir Charles Elliot. Eduard Bohlen. On 5 September 1. Eduard Bohlen, a 2 2. German passenger / cargo ship, was on a voyage from Swakopmund to Table Bay. On the day the sea and coast was covered in thick fog. The 3. 10. 6 ft ship lost its way and ran aground at Conception Bay about 1. Swakopmund. On 5 September 2. The wreck of the Eduard Bohlen is a desert icon, it lies 8. This wreck is said to personify the loneliness of Namibia’s coast best. Its remains lie rusting in the sand, partially buried. Otavi. The Otavi shipwreck lies in Spencer Bay, Namibia (Skeleton Coast), which ran aground in 1. Spencer Bay is the place surfers would call “the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow”, but it is on private diamond mining property so access is permitted to anyone. Shawnee. The 1. 97. Shaunee, a fishing trawler, nosed into the dunes at Conception Bay. In the former diamante rush era of Namibian History, Conception Bay was the entrance towards the old mining towns of Grillenberger, Holstazia and Charlottenfelder. Natal Coast: A 3,0. Durban coaster steamer that went aground near Walvis Bay (north of Swakopmund, South- West Africa) circa 1. The crew of 3. 5 abandoned the ship, which was pounded by heavy seas, only a few hundred yards from the shore. It was told that the crew on this ship was not permitted off the ship until armed guards arrived to prevent sailors from picking up diamonds which were all over the beach. The Winston The wreck of the Winston is one of the few wrecks still to be seen along the coast, is situated about 2.
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