Eduard Bohlen
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The Eduard Bohlen was a ship that ran aground off the coast of Namibia's Skeleton Coast on September 5, 1909, in a thick fog. Currently the wreck lies in the sand a quarter mile from the shoreline.[1][2]
The ship was a 2,272 gross ton cargo ship with a length of 310 feet. In September 1909, it ran aground in thick fog and wrecked at Conception Bay while on a voyage from Swakopmund to Table Bay.[2] This wreck is said to symbolise the loneliness of Namibia’s coast best. Its remains lie rusting in the sand, partially buried. The Otavi foundered here and sank in 1945.[3]
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- ^ "Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund & Walvis Bay". http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/swakopmund&page=18. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ^ a b "Ship Descriptions - E". http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsE.html. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ^ "African Guide". Archived from the original on 2007-04-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20070408034600/http://www.africaguide.com/features/trvafmag/025.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
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Coordinates: 23°59′43″S 14°27′26″E / 23.99528°S 14.45722°E
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