54o20'S
36o16'W
Chart
3597,
South Georgia
This well-protected harbour is the site of an old whaling station, that was closed down in 1920, when it was amalgamated with Stromness. Not much of the buildings remain, but there is a narrow-gauge steam locomotive, lying on its side to the N of the site
and the wreck of
the Bayard
can be seen on the S shore. This iron-hulled vessel was built in
Liverpool in 1864 and was wrecked in 1911, when she broke adrift from
the coaling jetty (the remains of which can be seen on the N shore)
in a severe gale, was driven ashore and holed.
The bay is open to the E, but apart from
this, there is complete protection from the sea. The chart shows a
rock, but we saw no sign of it and the scale is too small to identify
its position accurately. Once past the bluff, at the S entrance to
the harbour keep to the middle of the bay where there is less kelp.
The remains of a light structure can be seen on the bluff.
Anchor near the head of the bay in 5.5m.
There is kelp about, but it is not very thick.
OCEAN HARBOUR, LOOKING NE
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