Sker Point is a headland in Bridgend County Borough on the

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coast between Port Talbot and Porthcawl. It marks the south end of Kenfig Sands. The placename ''Sker'' is of Old Norse origin, and means skerry. On April 23, 1947, the '' Samtampa'', a liberty ship, was wrecked at Sker Point. Her crew of 39 perished and all eight volunteer crewmen of the Mumbles

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lifeboat were lost while attempting to rescue them. There is a memorial plaque set into the rocks of Sker Point.Kenfig.org.uk Local History resource
Accessed 28 October 2013 ''Sker Point'' is also the title of a song by the Welsh heavy metal band Triaxis.

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External links

Report of the shipwreck
* {{coord, 51.50226, N, 3.75045, W, region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(SS786796), display=title Headlands of Bridgend County Borough