Shipwreck or sea mystery · 1926
The Norwegian steamer Gimle stranded off Sõrve
Norra aurik Gimle Sõrve madalikul
In November 1926 the big Norwegian steamer Gimle, about 8,000 tons, left Pärnu with a sister ship of the same company, cut too close to the Sõrve peninsula and ran onto a gravel shoal some 12 versts south-south-west of the lighthouse, in only about nine feet of water. The crew threw deck cargo from the bow overboard to float her, without success, then fired distress signals and finally sent an SOS. Thick fog kept the Sõrve lifeboat from finding her at first. Three salvage ships were called, from Ventspils, Kihelkonna and Kärdla; the hull stayed dry and only her water tanks were thought damaged.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1926. aasta novembris lahkus Pärnust umbes 8000-tonnine Norra aurik Gimle koos sama firma teise laevaga, sõitis Sõrve säärele liiga lähedale ja jooksis umbes 12 versta tuletornist edelas kruusasele madalikule, kus vett oli vaid üheksa jala jagu. Laeva vabastamiseks heideti vööri tekilast merre, kuid see ei aidanud. Siis anti hädasignaale ja lõpuks saadeti SOS. Tihe udu takistas Sõrve päästepaadil laeva kohe üles leidmast. Appi kutsuti kolm päästelaeva Ventspilsist, Kihelkonnalt ja Kärdlast; laev vett sisse ei võtnud ja arvati, et viga said vaid veepaagid.