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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sinking_of_the_MS_EstoniaSinking of the MS Estonia - Wikipedia

    MS Estonia sank on Wednesday, 28 September 1994, between about 00:50 and 01:50 ( UTC+2) 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. [1] [2] It is one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a European ship, after the ...

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  3. www.britannica.com › event › sinking-of-the-EstoniaSinking of the Estonia (1994) | Description & Facts | Britannica

    Baltic Sea. 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 European civilian vessel after that of the Titanic. On September 27, 1994, the ferry Estonia set sail ...

  4. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › estonia-sinksPassenger 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 ship was ...

  5. www.bbc.com › news › world-europe-66299183Estonia sinking: Ramp from ferry wreck raised after 29 years

    Jul 25, 2023 · The ferry was sailing from Estonia to Sweden on 28 September 1994 when it sank in the Baltic Sea. TV crew finds new evidence in Estonia ship disaster. Sweden. Estonia. Related.

  6. maritimecyprus.com › 2021/09/27 › flashback-inFlashback in maritime history: MS Estonia sinking on 28 ...

    Sep 27, 2021 · A Paris court rejected a compensation claim in July 2019 related to the 1994 sinking of an Estonian ferry, which remains one of Europe’s deadliest maritime disasters. The court ruled on the claim from more than 1,000 survivors and relatives of victims of the accident in which a car ferry connecting the Estonian capital of Tallinn with ...

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  7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-europe-54338170Estonia ferry disaster: TV crew uncovers new evidence - BBC

    Sep 29, 2020 · The ferry was sailing from Estonia to Sweden on 28 September 1994 when it sank in the Baltic Sea. Estonia, Sweden and Finland will examine new evidence that may shed light on the cause of one of ...

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  9. estonia1994.ee › en › newsSinking of M/S Estonia on 28 September 1994 | Estonia1994 ...

    Sep 28, 1994 · The ro-ro passenger ferry ESTONIA sank in the northern Baltic Sea during the early hours of 28 September 1994. Of the 989 people on board, 137 survived. All 95 victims recovered from the sea have been identified and 757 people are still missing. Weather