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Gansbaai marks 174 years since Birkenhead
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Gansbaai marks 174 years since Birkenhead
Just after sunrise on 26 February 2026, three vessels cut their engines above a patch of ocean off Danger Point. The sea was calm. The mood was not festive, nor dramatic, but reflective. Beneath the waves rests Birkenhead Rock, the site where HMS Birkenhead collided with an unmarked reef in 1852, altering the course of maritime history for good. For 174 years, the story has travelled far beyond Gansbaai. Yet each year, the Overstrand community r…
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