BOS 400

Recent wreck and dive site at Duiker Point on the Cape Peninsula west coast

History
BOS 400 wreck off Duiker Point, South Africa
Name	BOS 400
Fate	Ran aground, 26 June 1994
General characteristics
Type	Derrick/lay barge
Displacement	12,000 long tons (12,193 t)
Length	100 m (330 ft)

BOS 400 wreck

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Western Cape, South Africa

BOS 400 is a French derrick/lay barge that ran aground while being towed by the Russian tugboat Tigr on June 26, 1994.^[1]^{[unreliable source?]}

Tigr was chartered to tow BOS 400 from Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo to Cape Town, South Africa. The tow-rope broke loose during a huge storm and caused the vessel to run aground off Duiker Point near Sandy Bay,^[2]^[3] at the same place as the earlier wreck of the SS Oakburn.

Despite several towage attempts, the shipwreck was considered a total loss as salvors were able to recover little from the wreck. BOS 400 remains a wreck today, with a large crane and part of the superstructure visible above sea level. The wreck is slowly disintegrating.

Tigr was built in 1987 in Polish shipyards. Following the accident, she remained idle in the Cape Town docks from 1994 to 2000, when she was sold for $625,000.^[4]

References

^ "Bos 400". Underwater Explorers. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^ "The Cape of Storms has claimed many victims over the years". University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 29 April 2003.
^ Robert Force; Martin Davies (2005). Jurisdiction and Forum Selection in International Maritime Law: Essays in Honor of Robert Force. Kluwer Law International. pp. 167–. ISBN 978-90-411-2330-5.
^ "Appeal No: 472/96". High Court of South Africa Cape of Good Hope Division and South Eastern Cape Division. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009.