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The Luna was a Norwegian barque that ran aground at Mossel Bay on the night of 3 August 1910. The vessel, built in 1880, was carrying a cargo of timber from the Baltic to South Africa when it encountered heavy fog and strong currents off the Cape coast. The ship struck a reef near the Point, close to the present-day Santos Beach area. All crew members were safely rescued by local fishermen and the Mossel Bay lifeboat. The wreck remains partially visible at low tide and is a popular dive site, though little of the structure survives above water. The site is protected under the South African National Heritage Resources Act as a maritime heritage asset.

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