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 Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.Photo: Pbsouthwood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
Harvest Capella
Photo: Pbsouthwood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The dive site Harvest Capella or MFV Harvest Capella is an inshore recent wreck in the Karbonkelberg area on the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Harvest Capella is situated 1¼ km north of SS Oakburn and MV Bos 400.
Karbonkelberg
Peak
Photo: michael clarke stuff, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Karbonkelberg is a small peak forming part of the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa.
Duiker Island
Islet
Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.
Duiker Island or Duikereiland, also known as Seal Island, is an island off Hout Bay near Cape Town South Africa. It is 77 by 95 metres in size, with an area of about 0.4 hectare. Duiker Island is situated 3 km southeast of SS Oakburn and MV Bos 400.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hout Bay and Llandudno.
Hout Bay
Photo: Harvey Barrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hout Bay appears to be a little harbour village but is actually a suburb of the South African metropole Cape Town.
Llandudno
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llandudno is a residential suburb of Cape Town on the Atlantic Seaboard 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.
Noordhoek
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Noordhoek is a seaside town between Kommetjie and Chapmans Peak on the Cape Peninsula. Its shoreline and its long, wide, sandy beach stretch south to the neighbouring village of Kommetjie.
SS Oakburn and MV Bos 400
- Categories: shipwreck, offshore dive site, recreational dive site, tourism, historic site, and disaster remains
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.03702° or 34° 2′ 13″ southLongitude
18.30841° or 18° 18′ 30″ eastOpen location code
4FQWX875+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 305141561OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreckOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2877353
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