ID: 747 Name: Seks Svedskende
Inserted: 05.02.2012
Country of origin: Denmark
Date: 19th century
Sinking time: 21.11.1833 Propulsion: sailing ship
Address: Territorial sea, Soome laht
Purpose: merchant ship
Vessel type: yacht
Cargo: in ballast
Story of Sinking: On 2 December (N.S.) 1833 at 8 p.m., the Danish merchant yacht (captain Nikolay Petersen) was on her way from Kronstadt to Flensburg, but ran on the rocks in a stormy weather near Vaindloo. The vessel broke apart and became a wreck. On 15 December, with the help of a fishing boat, they managed to send a notification about the accident. The crew made it from the island to the mainland on 28 December.
Description of Location: Vaindloo
Archival Reference: TLA.230.6.430, l. 209-209p