Begonia
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The
Estonian steamer was
on a journey from Rotterdam to Murmansk in a convoy when
she was attacked by German airplanes in
late April 1940 outside Sognefjord. To avoid more attacks
its decided to seek shelter inside Aurlandsfjord. They
anchor up close to a steep mountain wall, but 25.April she
is again spotted by a German reconnaissance plane. Not
long after she is attacked by German planes with machine
cannons, severely wounding her. Norwegian forces later
heads out to Begonia and scuttle her with explosives. One
of the crew who died under the attack was later buried in
Flåm, while the rest of the crew joined up with the
Norwegian forces and headed north. The wreck rest today in
the Aurlandsfjord outside Flåm on a depth of 15 to 32
meter.
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| GPS: 60° 52.136´N 07° 7.392´E  Picture: Begonia Originally from skovheim.org |
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