Sker Point
Sker Point is a headland in Bridgend County Borough on the South Wales coast between Port Talbot and Porthcawl. It marks the south end of Kenfig Sands. The placename Sker is of Old Norse origin,[1] and means skerry.
On April 23, 1947, the Samtampa, a liberty ship, was wrecked at Sker Point. Her crew of 39 perished and all eight volunteer crewmen of the Mumbles RNLI lifeboat were lost while attempting to rescue them. There is a memorial plaque set into the rocks of Sker Point.[2]
Sker Point is also the title of a song by the Welsh heavy metal band Triaxis.
References[edit]
- ^ http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Vikings%20in%20Wales.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Kenfig.org.uk Local History resource Accessed 28 October 2013
External links[edit]
- Report of the shipwreck
- Map sources for Sker Point