ID: 997 Name: Elsa
Inserted: 23.08.2012
Country of origin: Finland
Date: 19th century
Sinking time: 05.11.1897 Propulsion: sailing ship
Address: Territorial sea, Läänemeri
Purpose: merchant ship
Vessel type: schooner
Cargo: empty
Story of Sinking: The Finnish ship (skipper Emanuel Yriälä) in ballast (carrying stones and sand) ran aground in a storm and wrecked in the waters of Hiiumaa. The ship had been on its way from Kiel to Raumo. The crew survived.
Object Data: three-masted
Description of Location: in the waters of Kõrgessaare manor, 2-3 versts from the shore, Hiiumaa
Archival Reference: EAA.30.9.5221