Today marked the 110th anniversary that the SS Lusitania struck Bellows Rock off Cape Point, South Africa (and was lost two days later) with the loss of eight lives. Underwater Explorers decided to pay tribute to those brave men that … Read More
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-D landings in Normandy during WW2 in which the HMS Pelorus (now SAS Pietermaritzberg) led the fleet, Underwater Explorers undertook a very special dive on the PMB. All the brave men and women … Read More
On the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the General Botha or GB on 13 May 2017, Team Underwater Explorers decided to commemorate such by diving on her and cleaning the plaque we placed on the wreck ten years before. … Read More
The “SATS General Botha”, a River-Class cruiser was built in 1886 and named the “HMS Thames”. She was later purchased from the Royal Navy and donated to the South African Government as a training ship for seafarers. She has a … Read More
Smitswinkel Bay, the resting ground of five wrecks, is legendary within Cape Town diving circles. The wrecks vary in depth, with the deepest parts around 38m and the shallowest wreckage at 22m. In order of furthest out to inshore, the … Read More
On 23 June 2000, the Treasure, a 135 000 tonne ore carrying bulker sank off Melkbos, causing R50 million in damage and leaking bunker oil which caused extensive harm to 40% of the world’s African penguin population. The ore laden … Read More