Shipwreck or sea mystery · 1939
The Lithuanian steamer Panevėžys north of Naissaar
Leedu aurik Panevėžys Naissaarest põhja pool
The Panevėžys was a cargo steamer that sailed under the flag of independent Lithuania between the world wars. In 1939 she ran onto a shoal in the Gulf of Finland and sank; two of her seamen died. Her wreck lies north of Naissaar. In 2018 Estonia declared it a cultural monument together with three other wrecks with Lithuanian roots, the Utena, the Kretinga and the Prezidentas Smetona, under a cooperation agreement between the Estonian Heritage Board and Klaipėda University.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Panevėžys oli kaubaaurik, mis sõitis maailmasõdade vahel iseseisva Leedu lipu all. 1939. aastal sõitis laev Soome lahes madalikule ja uppus, hukkus kaks meremeest. Vrakk lebab Naissaarest põhja pool. 2018. aastal tunnistas Eesti selle kultuurimälestiseks koos kolme teise Leedu juurtega vrakiga, Utena, Kretinga ja Prezidentas Smetonaga. Aluseks oli Muinsuskaitseameti ja Klaipėda ülikooli koostööleping.
Source: Ministerial decree no. 126 of 2 July 2018; Estonian heritage register no. 30957 ↗