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Western Cape
Cape Town, South Africa
Mouille Point, RMS Athens 1865 engine block
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Wreck timber
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: sea glass.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Great Gale of May 1865 wrecked 17 ships in Table Bay; the Athens engine still stands 50 m off the Mouille Point rocks.
Cape Town Etc shipwreck guide: Athens wrecked 17 May 1865, iron engine block visible above water off the Beach Rd and Fritz Sonnenberg Rd car parkView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Rogue Atlantic waves on the rock shelfSlippery weed
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.