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One of the victims of the sinking was the Estonian singer Urmas Alender. In total, 94 bodies were recovered: 93 within 33 days of the accident, and the last victim was found 18 months later. [1] By the time the rescue helicopters arrived, around a third of those who escaped from the Estonia had died of hypothermia, while fewer than half of ...
- 28 September 1994; 29 years ago
- Baltic Sea
- 1 hour
- 00:50–01:50 (UTC+2)
Sep 29, 2020 · Estonia, Sweden and Finland will examine new evidence that may shed light on the cause of one of Europe's worst peacetime shipping disasters. The MS Estonia ferry sank as it was crossing from ...
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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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.
Nov 18, 2021 · The sinking of the M/S Estonia ferry 27 years ago was one of Europe's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters. ... Paris court rules against victims of Estonia boat crash which killed 852
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- Josephine Joly with EBU
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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 ...
Oct 4, 2020 · At 1.50am the Estonia sank, stern first, in international waters about 40km south-southeast of the Finnish island of Utö. ... Groups representing the victims’ families have long called for a ...
