This
site is quite shallow and as a result the surge can be quite strong
here. The RMS Athens was a steamer of the Union Steamship Co. She
was wrecked on 17 May 1865 with the loss of the whole crew of 29.
While trying to steam out of the bay to escape the storm the heavy
seas swamped the boiler fires and the ship drifted to its present
site.
The
ship broke up rapidly when it hit the reef with only the engine
block visible the next day.
Average
depth: 5m
Maximum
depth: 7m
How
to get there:
Take Beach Road from Sea Point to Mouille. Pass Fritz Sonnenberg
Road ont the right and look out for the car park on the left. The
wreck's engine block can be seen about 75m out to sea. The easiest
approach is by way of the parallel gullies leading to the site.
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