Eduard Bohlen

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A ship wreck off Namibia's Skeleton Coast
A ship wreck off Namibia's Skeleton Coast

The Eduard Bohlen was a ship that ran aground off the coast of Namibia's Skeleton Coast on September 5, 1909, in a thick fog. Currently the wreck lies in the sand a distance from the shoreline.[1][2]

The ship was a 2,272 gross ton cargo ship with a length of 310 feet. In September 1909, it ran aground in thick fog and wrecked at Conception Bay while on a voyage from Swakopmund to Table Bay.[2] This wreck is said to personify the loneliness of Namibia’s coast best. Its remains lie rusting in the sand, partially buried. The Otavi foundered here and sank in 1945.[3]

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  1. ^ Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund & Walvis Bay. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
  2. ^ a b Ship Descriptions - E. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
  3. ^ African Guide. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.

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Coordinates: 23°59′43″S, 14°27′26″E


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