This is a wreck on my favourite local beach.
It is located along the coast heading west from Sker beach where the S.S Santampa was wrecked.
This part of the South Wales coast is very treacherous in stormy weather and there are quite a few wrecks here.
There is not much showing of the wreck today because the level of sand on the beach does vary during the year.
The Altmark was a fishing vessel that was travelling from Briton Ferry to Barry in June 1960 when it developed engine trouble and ran aground.
Luckily there was only one person on board and he was rescued safely.
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Visiting:
Easy but quite a way from any parking.
You can park at the Kenfig Natural Nature Reserve (51.51590589843503, -3.72832430176402) there is now a fee that needs to be paid for parking and on last visit it was card only.
From the car park you need to follow the yellow signs to the beach and then turn left on the beach until you reach the wreck (2.5 Miles Approx).
There are facilities at the nature reserve, toilets and café and also visitor centre information.
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