Shipwrecks around Kenfig

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Shipwrecks known to have occurred along the South Wales coastline
between Margam and Nash Point from 1583 onwards are documented in this
section.

The listings outline tales where looting of their cargoes as well as
some of the worst maritime disasters having occurred in the Bristol
channel in living memory. [www.kenfig.org.uk/shipwrecks - Shipwrecks
around Kenfig ]


Sker Rocks: 1753 Le Vainqueur
( 254 year Anniversary of this disaster - 17 Dec 2007 )

The 254 year anniversary of the fate of the French merchantman, Le
Vainqueur which struck Sker Rocks takes place on 17 December 2007. She
was enroute from Lisbon to Le Harve when her captain entered the
Bristol Channel by mistake. The shameful plundering of the wreck by
local people led to 17 arrests with 1 person being hanged for the
offences committed.
Shipwrecks around Kenfig [ www.kenfig.org.uk/shipwrecks - Main
Section ]
Shipwrecks around Kenfig (www.kenfig.org.uk/levainqueur - 1753 - Le
Vainqueur - 254 year anniversary) [ Learn more ]