MS Estonia - Wikipedia
MS Estonia was a cruiseferry built in 1980 for the Finnish shipping company Rederi Ab Sally by Meyer Werft, in Papenburg, West Germany.
Sinking of the MS Estonia - Wikipedia
MS Estonia sank on Wednesday, 28 September 1994, between about 00:50 and 01:50 as the ship was crossing the Baltic Sea, en route from Tallinn, Estonia, to Stockholm, Sweden. The sinking was one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century.
Estonia sinking: Ramp from ferry wreck raised after 29 years - BBC
Jul 25, 2023 · The sinking of the Estonia, en route from Tallinn to Stockholm, was the biggest peacetime disaster involving a European passenger ship since the Titanic went down in 1912.
Sinking of the Estonia (1994) | Description & Facts | Britannica
Dec 11, 2024 · Sinking of the Estonia, disaster that occurred on September 28, 1994, when the ferry Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. It is among the 20th century’s worst maritime disasters and the second-deadliest sinking of a …
William Langewiesche: The Sinking of the Estonia - The Atlantic
May 1, 2004 · After midnight, in the first hours of September 28, 1994, the ferry Estonia foundered in the waves of a Baltic storm. The ship was the pride of the newly independent Estonian nation, recently...
The sinking of MS Estonia: 30 years of unanswered questions
Sep 27, 2024 · On 28 September 1994, a Baltic Sea voyage turned into one of Europe’s worst maritime disasters when the MS Estonia sank, taking 852 lives with it. In just over an hour, a ferry packed with passengers and vehicles disappeared beneath the …
Passenger ferry Estonia sinks, killing 852 - HISTORY
Mar 3, 2010 · On September 28, 1994, 852 people die in one of the worst maritime disasters of the century when the Estonia, a large car-and-passenger ferry, sinks in the Baltic Sea. The German-built...
Exploring the Mysterious Sinking of the MS Estonia
Mar 9, 2023 · Beneath the crashing, cold waves of the Baltic Sea lies a shipwreck shrouded in mystery and controversy for more than 25 years. On the evening of September 27, 1994, the cruise ferry MS Estonia left port in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, for Stockholm. There were 989 passengers and crew members on board what was to be a typical overnight trip.
M/S Estonia
The passenger ship Estonia sank on September 28, 1994 during a voyage from Tallinn to Stockholm. Of the 989 people on board, 852 people died. In accordance with an agreement between the prime ministers of Estonia, Finland and Sweden, a Joint Accident Investigation Commission (JAIC) was formed to investigate the accident.
MV ESTONIA - final report SUMMARY - onse.fi
This is the final report by the Joint Accident Investigation Commission on the background and sequence of events leading to the foundering of the ro-ro passenger ferry ESTONIA shortly before 0200 hrs on 28 September 1994, and on the subsequent rescue operation 1).