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On 8 October 1942, the Clan Mactavish was sailing unescorted when she was torpedoed at 9:07 am by U-159 100 miles (161 km) west-south-west of Cape Town, South Africa. Earlier, she had rescued 35 survivors from the SS Boringia, torpedoed by the same submarine on the 7th. The Clan Mactavish sank two minutes after the attack, in position 34°53'S/16°45'E. The captain, 51 crew members, 2 gunners and 7 survivors from the Boringia lost their lives. The 36 surviving sailors from the Clan Mactavish, 3 gunners and 28 men from the Boringia were rescued by the SS Matherian at 1:20 pm and landed in Cape Town on 9 October.
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Page 232 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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