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Famous life · 20.10.1938

The wind turbine that howled like a siren in Kärdla

Kärdla tuuleturbiin, mis undas nagu sireen

During a force-9 storm on 20 October 1938 the people of Kärdla heard a siren wailing in the morning and assumed the fishing boats were in trouble at sea. Half the town hurried down to the fishing harbour. After some anxious hours one badly battered motorboat came in, and later the Tahkuna lighthouse reported that the second had reached Lehtme harbour safely. Yet the siren would not stop. In the end the cause was found: a wind turbine in town was spinning so fast in the gale that it howled exactly like an alarm.

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

Eesti keeles

20. oktoobril 1938 möllanud 9-pallise tormi ajal kuulsid Kärdla elanikud hommikul sireeni undamist ja arvasid kohe, et merele läinud kalapaadid on hädas. Suur osa linnarahvast ruttas kalasadamasse. Mõne ärevalt oodatud tunni järel jõudis kohale üks tormis raskesti kannatada saanud mootorpaat ja hiljem teatati Tahkuna tuletornist, et ka teine paat on õnnelikult jõudnud Lehtme sadamasse. Sireen aga ei vaikinud. Lõpuks selgus põhjus: linnas asuv tuuleturbiin keerles tormi käes nii kiiresti, et undas täpselt nagu häiresireen.

Map of the area around The wind turbine that howled like a siren in Kärdla
59.00050° N, 22.74900° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Maa Hääl, 21 October 1938, p. 4 (DIGAR) ↗

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