The MS Estonia ferry sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994, en route from Tallinn, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden, killing 852 people in one of the 20th century s worst maritime disasters.
It was the second deadliest peacetime sinking of a European ship since Titanic
Treaty declared site a marine grave and prohibited any exploration of the wreck
Swedish filmmaker Henrik Evertsson, 33, says he used drone to film wreckage of the MS Estonia when his crew discovered a gaping hole in the hull of the ferry
Film reveals official Swedish report admitted ferry was used by Swedish forces to smuggle Russian military technology out of Tallinn weeks before it sank
The MS Estonia was some five hours into its overnight voyage from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, to Stockholm in Sweden when its captain, Arvo Andresson, noticed the first indications of trouble.
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Sweden Seeks New Probe Of Estonia Ferry Wreck After 25 Years By Johannes LEDEL
on December 19 2020 7:37 AM
Sweden said Friday it would seek to lift a ban on inspections of the wreck of the Estonia ferry, which sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994 with the loss of 852 lives in one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century.
The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority has made a request to amend a law banning dives in order to allow a re-examination the wreck after a documentary presented evidence of a previously unknown hole in the hull.
In 1997, investigators concluded the disaster was caused by the bow door of the ship being wrenched open in heavy seas, allowing water to gush into the car deck.