The Oakburn (1906)

This site can only be dived on calm days as it exposed to any incoming swells. The Oakburn was a British cargo steamer of nearly 4000 tons. She was wrecked before the Maori in fog on 21 May 1906 while on her way from New York to Sydney. Two lives were lost. She had a cargo of railway lines and equipment, glassware, sewing machines, musical instruments, oil and paper.

The wreck lies on a steep slope with the boilers and engine block at the bottom and the bow to the south. There is not a lot of marine life on this wreck but kelp is plentiful. The wreck is deteriorating and some sections could be unstable.
Average depth: 20m           Max depth: 25m
How to get there:
It is a short boat trip from Hout Bay Harbour and is also a popular destination for dive charters.


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