Begha is a village south of East London in South Africa at the mouth of the Birha River.
In 1858 the steam ship Madagascar of the Rennie line [1] was lost after she hit a reef near the mouth of the Birha River, around midnight on 3 December. Attempts to keep the ship afloat failed and she was run aground on the 4th and broke up. There were no deaths. [2] [3]
33°22′35″S 27°19′25″E / 33.37639°S 27.32361°E
Begha is a village south of East London in South Africa at the mouth of the Birha River.
In 1858 the steam ship Madagascar of the Rennie line [1] was lost after she hit a reef near the mouth of the Birha River, around midnight on 3 December. Attempts to keep the ship afloat failed and she was run aground on the 4th and broke up. There were no deaths. [2] [3]
33°22′35″S 27°19′25″E / 33.37639°S 27.32361°E