ID: 150 Name: St. Peter
Inserted: 26.03.2011
Date: 18th century
Sinking time: 24.11.1797 Propulsion: sailing ship
Address: Inland sea, Liivi laht, Pärnu laht
Purpose: merchant ship
Vessel type: unknown
Cargo: flax and linseed, hemp?
Story of Sinking: The vessel (captain Jürgen Heinrich Stelting) was on her way from Riga to Lübeck when she happened to encounter pressure ice, which icebound the vessel, 2 miles before reaching the Pärnu roads. The ice pushed the ship closer to land. Three planks from each side of the vessel tore loose and water came into the ship. The pumps were not able to get the water out, so the crew left the ship and landed at Tahkuranna. From there it was seen that the ship had sunk into the water (3 fathoms deep).
Description of Location: near Tahkuranna
Archival Reference: EAA.1000.1.3924, l. 2-2p