Author: Walker, Michael
Title: Forgotten Shipwrecks of the Western Cape..
Description: St. James, Michael Walker, 2010. 2de / 2nd. soft cover, A5, paperback, good / goed. 165 pages. Photographs, documents. This book recalls the drama, the tragedy, the bravery, the sorrow, the seamanship and the discipline during the many shipwrecks along the Western Cape coast of South Africa. It is a story of unsung heroes, mystery, murder, mutiny, survival, barratry, scandal, bribery and fire. It involves the smallest of sailing packets to the largest of mailships, all of which were wrecked on their voyages around the Western Cape and form part of South Africa’s seafaring history.

Keywords: Westn South Africa Scheepvaart Maritiem scheepsrampen Shipwreck Visserij


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