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The Glentana shipwreck refers to the wreck of the SS Glentana, a British steamship that ran aground on the coast near George in the Western Cape, South Africa, in 1902. The SS Glentana was a cargo vessel built in 1891 by William Doxford & Sons in Sunderland, England, and operated by the Glentana Steamship Company. On 14 July 1902, while en route from Durban to Cape Town, the ship encountered dense fog and strong currents, causing it to drift off course and run aground on the rocky shoreline near the present-day town of Glentana, which was later named after the wreck. All crew members were rescued, but the ship was declared a total loss and its remains have since become a local historical landmark.

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