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Western Cape
Kommetjie, South Africa
Slangkop shore, Clan Monroe 1905 wreck
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Wreck timber
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: ceramic sherds, sea glass in the gullies.
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
Clan Monroe grounded on the rocks by the future lighthouse site on 2 July 1905 with cyanide and dynamite aboard; Maori and Umhlali wrecked nearby in 1909.
Kommetjie community history page lists Clan Monroe (1905, rocks near the lighthouse), Maori (1909, Duiker Point) and Umhlali (1909, Olifantsbos) and notes wrecks were thrown high above the tide lineView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Big Atlantic swells over the shelfCold water, remote
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