ID: 650 Name: Blackwater
Inserted: 24.11.2011
Country of origin: England
Date: 19th century
Sinking time: 21.10.1835 Propulsion: sailing ship
Address: Inland sea, Soome laht
Purpose: merchant ship
Vessel type: brig
Cargo: empty
Story of Sinking: The English ship (skipper Edward Bailes) in ballast grounded in a severe storm while on her way from London to Saint Petersburg. The ship filled with water and it was likely that a board or two broke off from the ship's bottom.
Description of Location: Prangli island
Archival Reference: EAA.30.1.9378