Zeila shipwreck - located near Jakkalsputz, Henties Bay, west coast of Namibia

Video of one the most photographed shipwrecks along Namibian west coast - trawler Zeila, located near Jakkalsputz Camp in Henties Bay area.

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Zeila trawler
The Zeila got stranded on 25 August 2008 in the early morning hours near “Die Walle”, a popular fishing spot about 14km south of Henties Bay.

The fishing trawler that was sold as scrap metal to an Indian company by Hangana Fishing of Walvis Bay got stranded after it came loose from its towing line while on its way to Bombay, India shortly after it left Walvis Bay.

The Zeila shipwreck is an offshore fishing vessel that ran aground in 2008. Namibia’s infamous "Skeleton Coast", also nicknamed "The Gates of Hell" is a desolate stretch of desert running right to the sea, where the cold Benguela Current create strong water movements, rough seas, and dense fogs. The latter in particular have been responsible for the thousand or so shipwrecks along the coast. A great photo-op, especially with the roosting birds that have taken up residence on it, the Zeila is a reminder of the power of nature at the ‘End of the Earth’ where lions hunt seals and elephants wade through the surf.

As the Zeila had been stripped to its shell it was decided to tow her to India. In August 2008 the Lara left Walvis Bay harbour on it's way to Bombay, with the Zeila in tow. In the middle of the night, not far beyond the Walvis Bay harbour limits, the towing line broke and the Zeila began to drift. Two Indian crewmen, who were at the mercy of the rough Atlantic waters, who were on board with nothing more than a life jacket and a handheld walkie talkie. After a terrifying night, cut off from the world and with little hope of survival, dawn finally brought some hope. During the night the Zeila had drifted close to shore and finally came to rest on a sandbank near a popular fishing spot. Being a weekday, the fishing spot would normally have been empty, but luck was on the side of the crewmen. It was a public holiday and several fishermen had decided to make the best of the day and go fishing. Frantically the two crewmen signalled the fishermen, who alerted Henties Bay authorities to the plight of the two men. In Henties Bay two well known Namibian businessmen, Quinton Liebenberg and Archie Van der Merwe, jumped into their racing rubber duck and began what was later to be described as a nail biting rescue. Heading through waves at high tide, the two men made their way to the stranded Zeila. After a struggle of close to an hour, Liebenberg and Van der Merwe finally managed to get their rubber duck along side the stranded Zeila. The two Indian crewmen now had to make a leap of faith from the Zeila into the rubber duck. To the encouraging cheers from onlooking fishermen the two jumped and landed safely in the rubber duck. Once on shore the crew were taken to hospital and treated for shock and minor injuries.

Zeila wreck is now one of the most well-known attractions along the Atlantic coast of Namibia.

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