1866a hukkus Naissaare lähedal Inglise purjekas.
Affidavit of Capt. James Rooney and his shipscompany of the British
Brig Undaunted,
which on the voyage from Sunderland, found to Gronstadt with a cargo
of coals had the
misfortune of coming on ground by thick eveather on the Island of Nargen
and to lose
the vessel.
We the undersigned chaster and crew of the abovementioned Brig Undaunted
do testify, that
after having taken on board at Sunderland a full and convencient cargo
of coals bound to
Gronstadt and our ship then being tight, strong and well provided with
every thing necessary
for the intended voyage, we got the Pilot on board on the 17th April
n. st. the wind being
fair and proceeded on our voyage. During the passage through the North
Sea we had variable
wind and weather got sight of Seaw on the 26th at midnight and anchored
on the 29th in
Elsinore road by strong wind and cloudy weather. At 4 o clock AM the
wind became more
moderate and we proceeded again on our voyage and cleared Falsterbo
on the 30th.
The fullowing days we had at times thick weather, rain and light
breezes; the crew was
differently occupied and the pumps regularly attended to.
The 6th of chay (day???) begun with southerly wind and fine cleare weather.
At 8 PM Dago Lighthouse
bore SE 14 or 15 miles distance and at noon we had the Lighthouse of
Odensholm in SW by W
miles distance.
Monday the 7th begun with moderate wind from W by S and full cloudy
weather. At 4 o'clock
PM Packerort Lighthouse bore.
S 1/2 W distance about 12 miles at 6 PM we had the same wind, --t interval
hazy weather.
At 7 o'clock it became very thick and we kept a good lookout in order
to prevent misfortune.
At 8 o'clock, wind and weather being as before, the ship came suddenly
on ground and when it
cleared up we found the same to standon in a reef on the West side of
the island of Nargen,
about 1 3/4 inglish mile from the shore. The vessel struck heavely on
the strong ground and
on sounding the pumps immediately we found it impossible to ---aster
the water, which
already reached the Cabin deck, we were of cours obliged to leave the
ship as she filled
most rapidly. During the night and the whole next day it blew a Gale
from the W and when we
again entered the vessel we found her to be a complete wreck. The bearing
of same being
Nargen Lighthouse NE by E 1/2 E distance 2 1/2 miles.
That the foregoing is the real truth and that we have done our duty
as honest seamer,
such we are ready to declare on oath.
Reval the 4/16 May 1866.
Francis James Rooney
Edwin Colebrock.
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