Greek steamship Kosti sunk after hitting a mine in the Ore Sound according to a report of the American Naval Attaché at Berlin, Germany Nr. R562 dated 15 September 1939

Kosti safe in harbour. Dutch newspaper Het Volk dated 29 September 1939

Diary note dated Monday 4 September 1939. An item reported that the Greek 6,855 tons steamship Kosti struck a mine sand sunk south of the Falsterbo reef lightship stationed in the Ore Sound.(1) The mine was probably part of a German minefield which was laid to prevent enemy forces entering the Baltic via the Sound. Her entire crew was rescued.

Note

1. The Dutch newspaper Het Volk dated 29 September 1939 reported that sunk in the Southern entrance to the Sont, salvaged by a Danish salvage vessel and towed to Copenhagen. The Algemeen Handelsblad dated 7 September 1939 reported that she was underway from Leningrad, Russia towards Antwerp, Belgium when she sunk. Her crew was saved by the British ss Poseidon and landed at Malmö, Sweden.

Source

National Archives. FDR Presidential Library&Museum Roosevelt PSFC000175. War diary Naval Attaché Berlin, volume 1 (1 September 1939-26 May 1940)