The Madagascar was a ship of the Rennie line [2] that was lost in 1858 after it hit a reef near the mouth of the Birha River, south of East London, in South Africa, around midnight on 3 December. Attempts to keep the ship afloat failed and it was run aground on the 4th and broke up. There were no deaths. [1] [3]
The Madagascar was a ship of the Rennie line [2] that was lost in 1858 after it hit a reef near the mouth of the Birha River, south of East London, in South Africa, around midnight on 3 December. Attempts to keep the ship afloat failed and it was run aground on the 4th and broke up. There were no deaths. [1] [3]