SHIPWRECKS
AND
SALVAGE
A book by Kevin Patience
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Using records in Australia, Germany, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the U.K. as well as the library’s of Lloyds Register
of Shipping, the Guildhall and the National Archives in London together with the Hydrographic Office records at Taunton,
the author has discovered the stories of over 200 merchant and naval ships that came to grief. The publication covers most of the known casualties that were wrecked or salvaged along the coast from the Kenya / Somali border to the Tanzania / Mozambique border, a distance of 1,400 miles. The inland lakes including Tanganyika and Victoria also had their fair share of casualties and these are included as are all the tugs from 1896 to date since many played a part in the salvage operations. The author spent over twenty-five years in the diving and salvage business in the Middle East and East Africa and was involved in some of the operations described in the book. He dived on and identified many of the other wrecks mentioned, and is deeply indebted to people from all walks of life, who kindly opened their diaries and photo albums to find references and illustrations to some of the more obscure ship’s tales and all are acknowledged. Front Cover Salvage operations on the stranded Kota Menang off Nyali, Mombasa, September 1975 |
 The Globe Star aground at Nyali, Mombasa, 1974 |
 Salvaging the Spapool in Kilindini, Mombasa, Feruary 1984 |
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