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recreational diving spot, the result of which is that the
largely intact cargo has been extensively looted by divers
over the years. The wreck lies about 75m offshore, directly
in front of a large, flat cleft rock. Site depth is between 20-
25m. Lloyds Register for 1899-1900 lists the Maori as
follows: Ship Number - 104031 Code letters - NFSW T
Moffat -94 ssHpl No. 1-97 Refrigeration machinery Two
decks - ! stl + U irn-ptwo) 3tr B Registered tonnage - 5317
tons Gross tonnage - 4705 tons Under deck tonnage -
4155 tons Classification details - A1 - surveyed in London
Built 1893 (October) by CS Swan and Hunter, Newcastle
sA + CP Owned by Savill and Albion Co. Ltd. Length -
402' 6" / Breadth - 48' 2" / Depth - 29' 6" / P - 39' / B 96' / F
82' - BK 9" Water Ballast - Cell Registered in
Southhampton - British flagged 6 BH Com DB 337' 890+
Engine - T3 Cy 29", 46" + 77"-48" (s), 160 lb, 461 NHp,
3SB, 9cf, GS 177, HS 7662 - by Central Marine
Engineering Works, West Hartlepool Moulded depth - 25'
9" Freeboard amidships S 4" 4.5
Natal Cape Point 40km south of Scuttled. Converted frigate. Navy survey vessel. 94m 1972/09/19
Cape Point long. Converted for survey work in 1957. Previously a
Lock Class frigate.

Nolloth Olifantsbos 500m south of Wrecked south of Olifantsbos near the Thomas T Tucker 1965/04/30
Olifantsbos Photo shows vessel high and dry on the rocks. Wreck cut
up and demolished in 1966. The vessel was the ex Reality
Leuvehav. Navypos lists wreck as: NOLLOTH Dutch
Motor Vessel stranded 30 4 1965. No lives lost.

Nukteris Cape Point Buffels Bay - north Wrecked at Buffels Bay while taking on lime after her 1897/08/07
side of cables parted at night in a heavy gale and big seas. By 9
August had been thoroughly smashed up on the rocks. 4
lives lost. Vessel had previously stranded on Muizenberg
Beach on 4 December 1895 on account of bad
management. She had been refloated on that occasion,
however, without loss of life.