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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.
- 28 September 1994; 29 years ago
- Baltic Sea
- 1 hour
- 00:50–01:50 (UTC+2)
Oct 4, 2020 · At 1.50am the Estonia sank, stern first, in international waters about 40km south-southeast of the Finnish island of Utö. Only 138 people were rescued, one of whom died in hospital. Most of...
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Mar 9, 2023 · Courtney Leeper Girgis - contributor | Mar 09, 2023. Mystery at the Bottom of the Baltic Sea: Searching for Answers to Explain the 1994 Sinking of the MS Estonia. Beneath the crashing, cold waves of the Baltic Sea lies a shipwreck shrouded in mystery and controversy for more than 25 years.
4 days ago · A Discovery Network documentary about the disaster aired in September to coincide with the 26th anniversary of the disaster includes underwater video images from the wreck site showing a hole in the hull measuring four metres on the starboard side.
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.
May 1, 2004 · By William Langewiesche. 48 An empty lifeboat from the ferry Estonia, which sank in a storm off southwest Finland early on Wednesday, floats in the Baltic sea September 28, 1994 ( Pierre...
Jul 25, 2023 · For almost six days Estonian, Swedish and Finnish investigators have worked close to the wreckage site in the Baltic Sea, using an underwater vehicle to examine the car deck, the hull and...
