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Sker Point is a headland of South Wales
South Wales

South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west....
 between Port Talbot
Port Talbot

Port Talbot is an Industry town in south Wales, United Kingdom, with a population of 35,633 in 2001. Port Talbot is now a part of the Local government in Wales#Principal areas of Wales of Neath Port Talbot county borough....
 and Porthcawl
Porthcawl

Porthcawl is a town on the south coast of Wales in the Bridgend , 25 miles west of the capital city, Cardiff and 19 miles south-east of Swansea....
.

On April 23, 1947 the Samtampa
Samtampa

SS Samtampa was a 7,219 ton steamship wrecked on Sker Point, off Porthcawl and Kenfig, Wales, in the Bristol Channel on 23 April 1947....
, a liberty ship
Liberty ship

Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S....
, was wrecked at Sker Point. Her crew of 39 perished and all eight volunteer crewmen of the Mumbles
Mumbles

Mumbles is a large village with adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay. It is part of the administrative area of the City and County of Swansea in Wales....
 RNLI lifeboat
Lifeboat (rescue)

The meaning of lifeboat or motor lifeboat described in this article is that of 'a shore-based boat designed with special features for searching for, rescuing and saving the lives of people in peril at sea in inshore waters'....
 were lost while attempting to rescue her.








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Sker Point is a headland of South Wales
South Wales

South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west....
 between Port Talbot
Port Talbot

Port Talbot is an Industry town in south Wales, United Kingdom, with a population of 35,633 in 2001. Port Talbot is now a part of the Local government in Wales#Principal areas of Wales of Neath Port Talbot county borough....
 and Porthcawl
Porthcawl

Porthcawl is a town on the south coast of Wales in the Bridgend , 25 miles west of the capital city, Cardiff and 19 miles south-east of Swansea....
.

On April 23, 1947 the Samtampa
Samtampa

SS Samtampa was a 7,219 ton steamship wrecked on Sker Point, off Porthcawl and Kenfig, Wales, in the Bristol Channel on 23 April 1947....
, a liberty ship
Liberty ship

Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S....
, was wrecked at Sker Point. Her crew of 39 perished and all eight volunteer crewmen of the Mumbles
Mumbles

Mumbles is a large village with adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay. It is part of the administrative area of the City and County of Swansea in Wales....
 RNLI lifeboat
Lifeboat (rescue)

The meaning of lifeboat or motor lifeboat described in this article is that of 'a shore-based boat designed with special features for searching for, rescuing and saving the lives of people in peril at sea in inshore waters'....
 were lost while attempting to rescue her.

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