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Main Coast Section
Memory lane - 23 April 1947 (The Samtampa Disaster)
The Samtampa / Edward Prince of Wales LifeboatThis year witnesses the 60th anniversary of one of the worst maritime disasters in living memory along the South
Wales coastline. [ 23 April 1947 ]
Sker Rocks: The Samtampa cargo ship with all 39 crew along with all 8 Lifeboatmen of Edward
Prince of Wales Lifeboat from Mumbles perished on the rocks at Sker in attrocious weather conditions.
The Samtampa was broken into three parts - the Mumbles Lifeboat found smashed and upside down on the rocks.
Kenfig.org pays tribute to this tragedy and all who lost their lives
[ The Samtampa ]
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The Sker Crow
A recent trip to Sker Beach has revealed a novel way to dispose of unwanted waste washed up on the beach.
A Scare Crow made from old bits and pieces is located on the coast facing the sea. Do you know who created
him? Let us know at Kenfig.org - we think this is a novel idea that warrants a mention.
Photos - The Sker Crow [ View ]
Smuggling around Kenfig
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Smuggling around Kenfig
Allegations are sometimes made that the inhabitants of South Wales engaged in the sinister practice
of wrecking - the deliberate luring of ships to their doom.
Traditionally this is said to have been done at night by tying lanterns to the horns of cattle,
leading them back and forth along the shore or tying lanterns to grazing sheep.
Learn more about these practises [ Smuggling around Kenfig ]
Shipwrecks around Kenfig
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Shipwrecks around Kenfig
Shipwrecks known to have occurred along the South Wales coastline between Margam and Nash Point from 1583 onwards
are documented in this section.
The listings outline tales where looting of their cargoes as well as some of the worst maritime disasters having
occurred in the Bristol channel in living memory.
[ Local Shipwrecks ]
Nash Point Lighthouses
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Nash Point Lighthouses
The Nash Point Lighthouses have helped mariners to keep clear of the Nash Sands since the disaster of the
paddle steamer Frolic in 1831.
The paddle steamer Frolic sank with the loss of all onboard on 16 March 1831 at Nash Sands, Porthcawl.
As a direct result of this tradegy the Nash Lighthouses were constructed to guide vessels safely around the
notorious Nash Sands.
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