Search results
Deaths. 852. 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.
- Ms Estonia
The ship's sinking on 28 September 1994, in the Baltic Sea...
- Silja Europa
MS Silja Europa is a cruiseferry constructed at Meyer Werft...
- Ms Estonia
Jul 25, 2023 · Two of the 137 survivors from the sinking of the Estonia were on board the ship - Ants Madar from Estonia and Swedish survivor Urban Lambertsson from Sweden.
May 1, 2004 · William Langewiesche. One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place a decade ago. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 ...
Sep 29, 2020 · People from 17 countries lost their lives in the disaster. Of the 852 people killed, 501 were Swedish and 285 were Estonian. A crew member who survived the accident told the BBC at the time...
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.
Mar 12, 2020 · Extremes. The Sinking of a Luxury Ferry and a Few Lessons on Survival. When the MS Estonia sank in 1994 only one in seven people managed to make it off. But as psychologists agree, survival...
People also ask
How many people died in the Estonia sinking?
How many people survived the sinking of the MS Estonia?
Who survived the sinking of the Estonia?
Did Estonia sink a ferry?
