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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.
Sep 29, 2020 · 29 September 2020. BBC. 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...
Oct 4, 2020 · At 6.30pm on 27 September 1994, the ferry MS Estonia – the largest ship then flying the flag of the young Baltic republic, and a symbol of recently regained independence – set sail from Tallinn...
Sep 28, 2020 · A total of 852 people drowned when the passenger and car ferry sank in Finnish waters in the early hours of 28 September 1994 while en route from Tallinn to Stockholm, in Europe’s worst peacetime...
Jan 23, 2023 · Jan 23 (Reuters) - A new investigation into the sinking of ferry Estonia that claimed 852 lives in 1994 revealed flaws in its bow visor construction missed during its certification, officials...
May 1, 2004 · The ship was the pride of the newly independent Estonian nation, recently arisen from the Soviet ruins. It was a massive steel vessel, 510 feet long and nine decks high, with accommodations for...
