Sker Point
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Sker Point is a headland of South Wales between Port Talbot and Porthcawl.
On April 23, 1947 the Samtampa, a liberty ship, was wrecked at Sker Point. Her crew of 39 perished and all eight volunteer crewmen of the Mumbles RNLI lifeboat were lost while attempting to rescue her.
[edit] External links
- Report of the shipwreck
- Map sources for Sker Point
