Cemitério de Navios

There are several stories as to the background of the ship cemetery at São Tiago Beach. Some say that prior to the construction of the Port of Luanda, Santiago Beach was the spot where ocean-going freighters would offload cargo bound for the country’s capital. The spot was not ideal and many ships were washed aground during storms.

Others say the spot has been a designated ship cemetery since the 1960s. Damaged or derelict vessels were towed to an uninhabited stretch of beach and left to rust away.