Shipwreck or sea mystery · 1963
Kimolos, a peacetime loss of 1963
Kimolos, rahuaja laevahukk 1963. aastal
Most of the wrecks protected in Estonian waters were lost in war, but the cargo ship Kimolos went down in peacetime. When she sank in 1963 she was sailing under the Greek flag, though the heritage experts who assessed her noted that she had an interesting and varied history behind her. A technical failure sent her to the bottom in the sea south-west of Osmussaar. In 2018 she was declared a cultural monument, the youngest wreck in that group.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Enamik Eesti vetes kaitse all olevaid vrakke on hukkunud sõjas, kuid kaubalaev Kimolos uppus rahuajal. 1963. aastal, kui laev põhja läks, sõitis see Kreeka lipu all, kuigi teda hinnanud muinsuskaitse asjatundjad märkisid, et laeval oli seljataga huvitav ja mitmekesine ajalugu. Tehniline rike saatis laeva Osmussaarest edelas merepõhja. 2018. aastal tunnistati Kimolos kultuurimälestiseks, olles noorim tol korral kaitse alla võetud vrakkidest.
Source: Ministerial decree no. 126 of 2 July 2018; Estonian heritage register no. 30962 ↗