Shipwreck or sea mystery · 1914
The steamer Berkut, lost as the First World War began
Aurik Berkut, mis hukkus Esimese maailmasõja alguses
When war broke out in the summer of 1914, the Gulf of Finland was suddenly a war zone. On 18 July 1914, before the fighting had even started, four Russian minelayers sealed the gulf with more than 2,000 mines laid in just four hours. The Berkut, a cargo steamer sailing under the Russian flag, was lost in connection with these first days of the war in 1914. Her wreck lies north of the Pakri peninsula, and in 2018 she was declared a cultural monument, the oldest loss in that group.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kui 1914. aasta suvel puhkes sõda, muutus Soome laht äkki sõjatandriks. 18. juulil 1914, enne kui lahingud olid alanudki, sulgesid neli Vene miiniveeskajat lahe enam kui 2000 miiniga, mis veeskati vaid nelja tunniga. Vene lipu all sõitnud kaubaaurik Berkut hukkus 1914. aastal seoses nende esimeste sõjapäevadega. Vrakk lebab Pakri poolsaarest põhja pool ja tunnistati 2018. aastal kultuurimälestiseks, olles selle rühma vanim laevahukk.