SS Oakburn and MV Bos 400

The dive site Oakburn and Bos 400 is a 1994 wreck overlapping a historical wreck, on a shoreline rocky reef in the Karbonkelberg headland area on the Atlantic seaboard of the , near in the province of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historic wreck and dive site at Duiker Point on the Cape Peninsula west coast
  • Also known as: “Bos 400”, “BOS 400”, “BOS 400 Shipwreck”, “Bos 400 wreck”, “Bos wreck”, “Oakburn and Bos”, “Oakburn wreck”, and “SS Oakburn and Bos 400”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harvest Capella and Karbonkelberg.

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The dive site or MFV is an inshore recent wreck in the Karbonkelberg area on the , near in the Province of . is situated 1¼ km north of SS Oakburn and MV Bos 400.

Peak
Photo: michael clarke stuff, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small peak forming part of the in , .

Islet
Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.
or Duikereiland, also known as Seal Island, is an off near . It is 77 by 95 metres in size, with an area of about 0.4 hectare. is situated 3 km southeast of SS Oakburn and MV Bos 400.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hout Bay and Llandudno.

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appears to be a little harbour village but is actually a suburb of the metropole .

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is a residential suburb of Cape Town on the of the Western Cape. There are no shops or commercial activities, but the town has some of the most expensive residential property in South Africa.

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is a seaside town between and Chapmans Peak on the . Its shoreline and its long, wide, sandy beach stretch south to the neighbouring village of Kommetjie.

SS Oakburn and MV Bos 400

Latitude
-34.03702° or 34° 2′ 13″ south
Longitude
18.30841° or 18° 18′ 30″ east
Open location code
4FQWX875+59
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305141561
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wreck
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2877353
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Satellite Map

Discover SS Oakburn and MV Bos 400 from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“SS Oakburn and MV Bos 400” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “BOS 400”
  • French: “BOS 400”
  • Persian: “بی‌اواس ۴۰۰”
  • Russian: “BOS 400”
  • Spanish: “BOS 400”

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Highlights include Bos 400 wreck and Duikerpunt.

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