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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 31.05.1927

The British steamer Baltannic on the rocks at Suurupi

Briti aurik Baltannic Suurupi kivil

On the evening of 31 May 1927 a thick fog fell suddenly over the sea west of Tallinn. The keeper of the Suurupi lighthouse had seen it coming and started the fog siren early, but the Baltannic of the United Baltic Corporation, on her way from London to Tallinn, still ran onto a rock off Suurupi. A large hole opened in her bow, and seawater spoiled her cargo, mostly sugar. Three salvage ships of the Baltic rescue society were sent out. She sat on a hard, shallow limestone bottom strewn with big boulders, but the salvors hoped to bring her into Tallinn for repairs.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

31. mai õhtul 1927 langes Tallinnast läänes merele äkki paks udu. Suurupi tuletorni vaht oli seda ette näinud ja udusireeni varakult tööle pannud, kuid United Baltic Corporationi aurik Baltannic, mis sõitis Londonist Tallinna, jooksis Suurupi juures siiski kivi otsa. Ninasse tekkis suur auk ja sisse tunginud vesi rikkus lasti, mis oli suuremalt jaolt suhkur. Appi saadeti kolm Balti päästeseltsi päästelaeva. Laev istus kõval madalal paepõhjal suurte kivide vahel, kuid päästjad lootsid ta Tallinna remonti tuua.

Map of the area around The British steamer Baltannic on the rocks at Suurupi
59.47000° N, 24.39000° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Sakala, 2 June 1927, p. 2 (DIGAR) ↗

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