Fire, flood or disaster · 16.09.1926
The September storm that scattered Prangli's fishing fleet
Septembritorm, mis Prangli kalurid laiali pillas
On a fine September day in 1926 many fishermen sailed from Suur-Prangli island in motor and sail boats to fish for Baltic herring and sprats. During the night before 16 September a hard storm rose, and by morning the waves had swept away more than 80 of their nets. Two fishing boats had not come home, and their families waited on the shore in despair. Later word came that one had reached the coast near a lighthouse with its crew alive; of the other there was still no news when Päevaleht went to print. Prangli, off the coast north-east of Tallinn, is still a fishing island.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1926. aasta ühel ilusal septembripäeval läks Suur-Prangli saarelt palju kalureid mootor- ja purjepaatidega räime- ja kilupüügile. Ööl vastu 16. septembrit tõusis merel kõva torm ja hommikuks oli see minema viinud üle 80 kalavõrgu. Kaks kalapaati ei olnud koju jõudnud ja omaksed ootasid kaldal ahastuses. Hiljem saadi teada, et üks paat oli meeskonnaga tuletorni lähedale randa jõudnud; teise saatusest polnud Päevalehe ilmumise ajaks midagi teada. Tallinnast kirdes asuv Prangli on tänini kalurite saar.