Two Finnish yachtsmen got lost in the territorial waters of Estonia…
Two Finnish yachtsmen got lost in the territorial waters of Estonia in the Gulf of Finland on a yacht without a compass and narrowly avoided drifting into Russian waters.
Consensus
- Two Finnish yacht sailors were lost in Estonian territorial waters near the Russian border
- The sailors lacked navigational equipment including a compass
- Their engine failed, causing them to drift and lose course
- They were rescued overnight by Finnish and Estonian coast guards
- The rescue operation involved coordination with marine rescue centers in Tallinn and St. Petersburg
- The sailors were not injured and their yacht was towed to port
Points of divergence
- The sailors were spotted near the Russian border, not just in Estonian waters — gazeta_spb
- The sailors were near the Russian border, but the exact location was near Cape Vainupea — fontanka
Coverage (2 sources)
- Finnish sailors lost at sea near St. Petersburg without compass - Gazeta SPB RU - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Finns lost at sea, nearly drifted to Russia — Фонтанка