Blue Sirius

**Blue Sirius**
	The Blue Sirius that ran aground on August 9, 2013
Ship data
flag	Estonia Germany;
Ship type	Sailing ship
Callsign	ES2673
home port	Tallinn
Owner	Blue Sirius, Tapurla, Estonia
Shipyard	Bjørn Alvdal, Brekke, Risnefjorden , Norway
Keel laying	1906
Commissioning	1907
Ship dimensions and crew
length	27.12 m ( Lüa ) 21.23 m ( Lpp )
width	4.96 m
Draft	Max. 2.27 m
crew	4 men
Machine system
machine	1 × diesel engine (Daimler-Benz OM442)
Machine ; performance	213 kW (290 hp)
propeller	1
Rigging and rigging
Rigging	More beautiful
Number of masts	2
Sail area	323 m²
Others
Others

The Blue Sirius is the oldest seagoing ship in Estonia that is still sailing today . The ship, built in Norway in 1907, was brought to Estonia in 2004 after a long service (1975-2004) in Germany through Tuletorn Fond.

history

The ship was built in 1907 as a cargo ship by Bjørn Alvdal in Brekke ( Risnefjorden ) in Norway . Called “the Brixham trawler ” because of its elegance , the Blue Sirius transported salt from England to Norway. It was later used as a herring logger .

In 1975 the ship was brought to Lübeck by Hans Arnold . Until 2006 it was in the museum harbor . In 2006 the ship changed her home port to Tapurla, a small village on the Baltic coast of Estonia. The Blue Sirius was mainly used in the summer for short coastal trips under sail in the Tallinn Bay.

Incidents

On August 9, 2013, ran Blue Sirius under difficult weather conditions northwest of Aegna at 59 ° 35 '37 " N , 24 ° 43' 44" O aground. All eleven people on board were rescued. The salvage work lasted until August 20, 2013, after which the damaged Blue Sirius was towed to Noblessner Harbor in Tallinn. 59.5936 24729