Shipwreck or sea mystery · 1360
The Lootsi cog, a medieval ship under a building site
In April 2022 builders at Lootsi 8, near Tallinn's Old City Harbour, unearthed an unexpected second shipwreck in what was once the estuary of the Härjapea River. The cog measured 24.5 by 9.5 metres and proved one of the best preserved and largest of its kind in Europe. Tree rings show its timber was cut around 1360. Archaeologists found tools, weapons, a wooden spoon, well-worn and repaired leather shoes, the remains of two ship's rats and what is believed to be the oldest surviving dry compass in Europe. The abandoned belongings suggest a wreck that people left in a hurry. The ship was moved to the Estonian Maritime Museum, while an even older wreck still lies underground here.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
2022. aasta aprillis kaevasid ehitajad Tallinnas Vanasadama lähedal Lootsi 8 krundil välja ootamatu teise laevavraki, kunagise Härjapea jõe suudmealalt. Kogge oli 24,5 meetrit pikk ja 9,5 meetrit lai ning osutus üheks Euroopa suurimaks ja paremini säilinud omasuguseks. Aastarõngaste järgi raiuti laeva puit umbes 1360. aastal. Arheoloogid leidsid tööriistu, relvi, puulusika, kulunud ja parandatud nahkkingi, kahe laevarotti jäänused ning arvatavasti Euroopa vanima säilinud kuiva kompassi. Mahajäetud asjad viitavad laevahukule, kust inimesed pidid kiiresti lahkuma. Laev viidi Eesti Meremuuseumi, kuid veel vanem vrakk on siin endiselt maa all.
Source: ERR News (2022 and 2024) on the Lootsi wreck and its finds. ↗