Robur II

The ship was built in England in 1910 and was named Devereux. In 1927, it was sold to Poland and renamed Robur II. It was mainly used to transport coal from Poland and the Baltic region to Sweden.

On 18 November, the ship had departed Skuthamn in Piteå bound for Poland. The crew consisted of 20 men and a ship dog named Lux.

After the incident, the captain recounted that they had sailed off course due to fog and a hurricane-like storm. At the same time, the engine began to malfunction and the rudder stopped working. They called for help, but realised help was not on its way due to the weather.

The life boats were launched. The first was immediately torn to pieces, but thanks to the men’s life vests they managed to rescue themselves and get back to the ship. The entire crew and the ship’s dog were packed into the remaining lifeboat. This time they got away from the ship and were able to row towards land. Soon after, the ship sank.

Robur II was discovered as early as 1937 by a private individual. He salvaged the anchor and the ship’s clock but then left the wreckage site. In 1988, Robur II was rediscovered by the diving club Simpan, the Skellefteå Maritime Archaeology Society and the Maritime Museum.

The wreck stands upright with hull intact, 26 metres deep. The masts have collapsed and protrude from the port hull side and the smokestack lies at the bottom below port side. The wheelhouse is at midships, where the double wheel remains with its shiny brass nave.