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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 25.08.1941

The coaster Kosmos, wrecked in Voosi Strait

Rannasõidulaev Kosmos, mis hukkus Voosi kurgus

The Kosmos was an old coaster built in 1900, taken into Soviet service in 1941 as VT-578. On 25 August 1941 she was sailing from the Väinameri to Paldiski with a military cutter in tow when aircraft attacked. As she twisted to avoid them, the tow rope wound around her propeller. Helpless, she was driven by a storm onto the shore in Voosi Strait, the narrow channel between Vormsi and the mainland, and sank there. Her crew reached land in the lifeboats. The pin is placed in the strait.

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

Eesti keeles

Kosmos oli 1900. aastal ehitatud vana rannasõidulaev, mis võeti 1941. aastal Nõukogude teenistusse kui VT-578. 25. augustil 1941 sõitis see Väinamerelt Paldiskisse, puksiiris sõjaväe kaater, kui ründasid lennukid. Rünnaku eest kõrvale põigeldes keris puksiirköis end ümber laeva sõukruvi. Abitu laeva ajas torm Vormsi ja mandri vahelises kitsas Voosi kurgus kaldale ja see uppus seal. Meeskond jõudis päästepaatidega maale. Märk on pandud väina.

Map of the area around The coaster Kosmos, wrecked in Voosi Strait
59.02000° N, 23.36000° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: English Wikipedia: List of shipwrecks in August 1941 ↗

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