Wreck "Škiv"

The Wreck "Škiv" had been covered in a mixture of sand and gravel in preparation for being encased in concrete as a permanent grave site, but the project was never finished. There is at least one hole in the hull on the starboard side, which runs downhill from the first deck (the MS Estonia is upside-down, with the deck virtually face-down into the bottom – ed.).

The precise proportions of this breach are now unknown due to the fact that it is partially concealed by the seafloor. There are also other deformations and damage visible in Wreck "Škiv". T-208 kiv was a minesweeper of the fugass class (in total 44 were built). The ship was launched on October 31, 1938, after construction began in 1937 at the Ust-Ishorski Shipyard. The "Sudomeh" Shipyard finished the building. From October 12, 1939, it was part of the Baltic fleet. Only sailor M. Zenin survived after the ship went down with practically the whole crew. 476 tons of displacement, 62 meters in length, and 7 meters in breadth. Armament: one 100 mm gun, one 45 mm cannon, one 37 mm gun, 40 mines, and depth charges.