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Enn Uuetoa (also known as Kihnu Jõnn; 1848–1913) was a notorious 
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n ship captain.
Uuetoa was born on the island of Kihnu. He was known as a ship captain who was able to command large ships without the use of either a compass or a sextant. He never had single accident with his ships. He also used to go to the sea when other captains don't dare to go.
However, in autumn 1913 he sunk with his ship called Rock City when sailing off the coast of Denmark.
In popular culture
In 1971, the film ''Metskapten'' (directorKalju Komissarov
Kalju Komissarov (8 March 1946 Võru – 6 March 2017) was an Estonian actor, theatre and film director, and theatre pedagogue.
In 1968 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. 1968-1974 he worked as a film director at Tallinnfilm. 1974-198 ...
) was made. The role of Kihnu Jõnn was played by Jüri Järvet
Jüri Järvet (18 June 1919 – 5 July 1995) was an Estonian actor. His name sometimes appears as Yuri Yevgenyevich Yarvet, an incorrect back-transliteration from the Russian transliteration Юри Евгеньевич Ярвет. His birthna ...
.
References
Further reading
* Theodor Saar. "Kihnu Jõnn ehk ühe legendi sünd". Keel ja Kirjandus 1971, nr 8, pp 477–483, and nr 10, pp 609–613; Addendum () – Keel ja Kirjandus 1972, nr 3, p 192 {{DEFAULTSORT:Uuetoa, Enn 1848 births 1913 deaths Sea captains Estonian sailors People from Kihnu Parish