Thread: Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics.

Originally Posted by digger

Eduard Bohlen

That photo is of the famous wreck of the ship Eduard Bohlen at Namibia's Skeleton Coast.

The Eduard Bohlen was a ship that ran aground off the coast of Namibia's Skeleton Coast on September 5, 1909, in a thick fog. Currently the wreck lies in the sand a quarter mile from the shoreline.
The ship was a 2,272 gross ton cargo ship with a length of 310 feet. In September 1909, it ran aground in thick fog and wrecked at Conception Bay while on a voyage from Swakopmund to Table Bay. This wreck is said to symbolise the loneliness of Namibia’s coast best. Its remains lie rusting in the sand, partially buried.

(wikipedia)

Thanks Digger. More pics here: Panoramio - Photo of Namibia, Eduard Bohlen boat run aground on the beach

Originally Posted by digger

Eduard Bohlen

That photo is of the famous wreck of the ship Eduard Bohlen at Namibia's Skeleton Coast.

The Eduard Bohlen was a ship that ran aground off the coast of Namibia's Skeleton Coast on September 5, 1909, in a thick fog. Currently the wreck lies in the sand a quarter mile from the shoreline.
The ship was a 2,272 gross ton cargo ship with a length of 310 feet. In September 1909, it ran aground in thick fog and wrecked at Conception Bay while on a voyage from Swakopmund to Table Bay. This wreck is said to symbolise the loneliness of Namibia’s coast best. Its remains lie rusting in the sand, partially buried.

(wikipedia)

Oh well, with global warming climate change, it can be refloated in a couple of years time .

Could it be an over sized blow drier. It appears to be at an air port, possibly for melting ice so the planes can take off!!!!