Shipwreck or sea mystery · 23.06.1941
The lightship of Hiiu Shoal
Off the north-western tip of Hiiumaa lies Hiiu Shoal, known to sailors as Neckmansgrund: nine kilometres long, and in places only 1.2 metres deep. It was a deadly trap for ships heading into the Gulf of Finland, so a Russian lightship called Nekmangrund was anchored on the reef until 1941. When war broke out the lightship was ordered back to Tallinn. At 1:30 am on 23 June 1941 it was hit by a German torpedo and sank with at least six people; it is still unclear exactly who was aboard. Its wreck lies on the shoal. In 1984 the writer Herman Sergo named his novel about the Swedes of nearby Reigi after the shoal.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Hiiumaa loodetipu lähedal asub Hiiu madal ehk Neckmansgrund, mis on üheksa kilomeetrit pikk ja kohati vaid 1,2 meetri sügavune. See oli Soome lahte suunduvatele laevadele surmaohtlik lõks ja seepärast oli rifil kuni 1941. aastani ankrus Vene tuletorni laev Nekmangrund. Sõja algul käsiti laeval Tallinna tagasi pöörduda. 23. juunil 1941 kell 1.30 öösel tabas seda Saksa torpeedo ja laev uppus koos vähemalt kuue inimesega; täpselt pole selge, kes pardal olid. Vrakk lebab madalal. 1984. aastal pani kirjanik Herman Sergo lähedal asuva Reigi rootslastest jutustavale romaanile nimeks „Näkimadalad“.
Source: English Wikipedia: Hiiu Shoal. ↗