| ID: | 12 | Name: | Aid |
| Inserted: | 16.11.2010 | Monument: | 27877 |
| Country of origin: | England | ||
| Date: | 19th century | ||
| Sinking time: | 28.07.1863 | Propulsion: | sailing ship |
| Address: | Territorial sea, Läänemeri | ||
| Purpose: | merchant ship | ||
| Vessel type: | brig | ||
| Cargo: | coal | ||
| Story of Sinking: | Aid, captained by Richard Errington was on her way from Sunderland to Kronstadt when she hit a reef near Hiiumaa in the evening of 9 August 1863. The crew of 8 men was forced to leave the ship and head towards land in boats.The ship repeatedly rammed the seabed and obtained a huge leakage. The rudder of the ship broke and the attempt to steer the ship to shore failed. There was a risk that the vessel would drift further from the shore and so the 8-membered crew abandoned the ship and headed towards land in boats early morning on 10 August. Before heading towards land the light of Kõpu lighthouse could be seen 10-12 miles S by E from the accident site. 15 minutes later the ship sank. | ||
| Description of Location: | Tip of Kõpu peninsula (Hiiu Shoal is not mentioned in the sources) | ||
| Archival Reference: | TLA.1213.1.16 EAA.30.11.683 EAA.4924.1.6322 | ||
| Resource Links & Literature: | Estländische Gouvernements-Zeitung, 112.08.1863 page 5.hdea.nlib.ee/fullview.php Estländische Gouvernements-Zeitung, htdea.nlib.ee/fullview.php |
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