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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. [1] [2] It is one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a European ship, after the ...
- 28 September 1994; 29 years ago
- Baltic Sea
- 1 hour
- 00:50–01:50 (UTC+2)
The ship's sinking on 28 September 1994, in the Baltic Sea between Sweden, Finland and Estonia, was one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters of the 20th century, claiming 852 lives. 59°23′0″N 21°40′0″E / 59.38333°N 21.66667°E / 59.38333; 21
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.
Sep 29, 2020 · The Estonia disaster is the second-deadliest peacetime sinking of a European ship after the Titanic. French court rejects Estonia ferry disaster claim Estonia country profile
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 ...
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Sep 28, 2020 · Sweden, Finland and Estonia to jointly assess new information on 1994 sinking of MS Estonia Agence France-Presse Mon 28 Sep 2020 14.20 EDT First published on Mon 28 Sep 2020 11.24 EDT
Jan 23, 2023 · 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 said on Monday.
