Shipwreck or sea mystery · 11.07.1885
Success, the British steamer off Keri
Briti aurik Success Keri lähistel
On 11 July 1885 the British steamer Success, bound from Kronstadt to London, ran onto the Kallbådagrund shoal in the Gulf of Finland. Water began pouring in. The crew threw cargo overboard to lighten her and, according to a maritime archaeologist quoted by ERR, she tried to limp towards Tallinn, but she would not make it. The crew left her in the early morning before she sank. The wreck lies eight or nine nautical miles from Keri island and is one of fifteen wrecks the state took under protection to save them from bottom trawling.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
11. juulil 1885 sõitis Kroonlinnast Londonisse teel olnud Briti aurik Success Soome lahel Kallbodagrundi karile. Laeva hakkas tungima vett. Meeskond viskas lasti üle parda, et laeva kergendada, ja ERR-i vahendatud merearheoloogi sõnul üritas aurik veel Tallinna poole jõuda, kuid see ei õnnestunud. Meeskond lahkus laevalt varahommikul enne selle uppumist. Vrakk lebab Keri saarest umbes kaheksa-üheksa meremiili kaugusel ja on üks viieteistkümnest vrakist, mille riik võttis kaitse alla, et traalpüük neid ei hävitaks.