ID: | 481 | Name: | Sterkel |
Inserted: | 04.10.2011 | ||
Country of origin: | Estonia | ||
Date: | 19th century | ||
Sinking time: | 11.09.1871 | Propulsion: | sailing ship |
Address: | Inland sea, Soome laht, Tallinna laht | ||
Purpose: | merchant ship | ||
Vessel type: | yacht | ||
Cargo: | wheat flour and rye | ||
Story of Sinking: | Yacht Sterkel (Peep Niit) was on her way from Saint Petersburg to Kärdla to deliver wheat flour and rye to the factory in Kärdla. In September 1871, the ship got into distress near Naissaar. The ship obtained a leakage in a severe storm and began to sink into the water. They still managed to get the ship to shore at Naissaar. The cargo was salvaged. On 17 February 1872, the Naissaar commune administration reported to the county magistrate of East-Harrien that the storm and high sea took the wreck adrift. | ||
Description of Location: | eastern waterfront of Naissaar | ||
Archival Reference: | TLA.1213.1.22 EAA.4924.1.6433 EAA.30.9.1997 | ||