Fire, flood or disaster · 24.08.1941
Bombing of the Eestirand
On 24 August 1941 the steamship Eestirand was carrying several thousand Estonian men mobilised into the Red Army out of Tallinn when German aircraft bombed her near Keri island. Badly damaged, the ship was run aground off Prangli island to save the men. Dozens were killed in the attack and many drowned after jumping overboard; about 2,700 reached the shore. The wreck was raised and scrapped in 1946; a memorial with the ship's anchor stands on Prangli.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
24. augustil 1941 vedas aurik Eestirand Tallinnast välja mitut tuhandet Punaarmeesse mobiliseeritud eesti meest, kui Saksa lennukid pommitasid laeva Keri saare lähedal. Raskelt vigastatud laev juhiti meeste päästmiseks Prangli saare juures madalikule. Rünnakus hukkus kümneid mehi ja paljud uppusid üle parda hüpates; umbes 2700 jõudis kaldale. Vrakk tõsteti ja lammutati 1946. aastal; Pranglil seisab laeva ankruga mälestusmärk.