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By riittaleena

The small rocky island Siilinkari

Siilinkari on the lake Näsijärvi is the most popular walking destination in winter. It´s only about one kilometer from the nearest shore.

It has also very tragically history:
The steam ship Kuru sank on 7 september 1929 near Siilinkari. The capsizing was mostly due to an overly-high center of gravity. In 1927 a third deck level had been added without expert help. The big waves brought water onto the deck and the water couldn´t flow away. It was exceptionnally hard storm, over 11 beauforts.
This maritime disaster led to the loss of 136 lives. There were 150 passengers and 12 crew members.

Thanks for yesterdays comments and stars:)

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