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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 31.12.1925

The Norwegian collier Skogland wrecked off Vilsandi

Norra söelaev Skogland Vilsandi madalikul

In the stormy night before New Year's Eve 1925 the Norwegian steamer Skogland, over 3,000 gross tons and carrying coal to Leningrad, ran onto a stony ridge about seven versts from Vilsandi, one of the most feared spots off Saaremaa. By day on 31 December she lay on her side, filling with water; a lifeboat went out from Vilsandi for the crew, and the salvage steamer Karin could not get close in the heavy sea. Her captain later said he had taken Vilsandi's fixed light for an oncoming ship and turned towards the shore to make way. In 1927 the lighthouse was given a new flashing AGA lamp.

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

Eesti keeles

Tormisel ööl vastu vana-aasta õhtut 1925 jooksis üle 3000-brutotonnine Norra aurik Skogland, mis vedas kivisütt Leningradi, Vilsandist umbes seitsme versta kaugusel kiviseljandikule – ühes Saaremaa kardetavamas kohas. 31. detsembri päeval lamas laev küliti ja täitus veega; Vilsandist läks meeskonnale järele päästepaat, päästelaev Karin ei pääsenud suure lainetuse tõttu ligi. Kapten seletas hiljem, et pidas Vilsandi püsivat tuld vastutuleva laeva tuleks ja keeras teed andes ranna poole. 1927. aastal sai tuletorn uue vilkuva AGA tule.

Map of the area around The Norwegian collier Skogland wrecked off Vilsandi
58.33000° N, 21.86000° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Kaja, 2 January 1926, p. 1 (DIGAR) ↗

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