Enn Uuetoa (also known as Kihnu Jõnn; 1848–1913) was ship captain from the

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. Uuetoa was born on the island of

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. He was known as a ship captain who was able to command large ships without the use of either a

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or a

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. He never had a single accident with his ships. He also used to go to the sea when other captains didn't dare to go. However, in autumn 1913 he sunk with his ship called ''Rock City'' when sailing off the coast of

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In 1971, the film ''Metskapten'' (director

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) was made. The role of Kihnu Jõnn was played by

Jüri Järvet Jüri Järvet (18 June 19195 July 1995), born Georgi Kuznetsov, was a Soviet Estonian actor. Biography Jüri Järvet's birthname was Georgi Yevgenyevich Kuznetsov, and he took the Estonian form in 1938. Järvet's mother was a Russian, while hi ...

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