Sker Point

Sker Point

Sker Point is a headland of South Wales between Port Talbot and Porthcawl.

On April 23, 1947 the "Samtampa", a liberty ship, was wrecked at Sker Point. Her crew of 39 perished and all eight volunteer crewmen of the Mumbles RNLI lifeboat were lost while attempting to rescue her.

External links

* [http://www.coastguard.ukf.net/SAMTAMPA.html Report of the shipwreck]
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