Summary of this report In this report the Independent Fact Group shows that there were an substantial amount of non official filming made from the wreck during 1996, this in spite of the Agreement and law that states that the MV Estonia and the (defined) surrounding area shall be regarded as a final place of rest for victims of the disaster, and such shall be afforded appropriate respect. None of the survivors mentioned seeing any other vessel. The sinking of the MS Estonia turned out to be pivotal for maritime safety, initiating changes which had existed in the aviation world for decades, including passenger manifests, improved crew training, ramp inspections (although they aren’t called that) and a closer look at evacuation procedures. In the early hours of 28th September 1994, the MS Estonia, a car, and passenger ferry, en route from Tallinn to Stockholm, sank in the Baltic Sea off Finland’s coast. There are multiple causes (design flaw, mechanical issue, bad decisions by crew, rescue failure) which led to over 850 fatalities (138 rescued). As a preliminary step, thousands of tons of pebbles were dropped on the site, but then, after protest from the survivor families, the idea was abandoned. Though all communication channels failed immediately following the accident, feeble messages sent by way of the intermittently collapsing radio lines helped in the rescuing operations, however delayed they were. The NTSB in the US also investigates maritime accidents, so there is a lot of common ground here, and I’m sure Sylvia is well equipped to write on it. Why was this never reported? The submarine in question would be from a NATO-country. There are a lot of secrets buried under the waves. No.” And then, more chillingly, “The sea from time to time needs sacrifices. The film's maker, a Swedish national, is currently living in Norway and potentially faces a prison sentence for breaching the peace of the grave at the wreck site. Diver walks outside the bridge, then enters to check some indicators and check for logbook. On the 28th of September 2020, a Swedish documentary called Estonia–The Find That Changes Everything made headlines around the world when they claimed to have found new evidence on the 26-year-old case of the sinking of the MS Estonia.. On the 28th of September 1994, The MS Estonia, a cruise ferry operated by Estline, sank while crossing the Baltic Sea on route from Tallinn to Stockholm. There’s evidence that the 1994 video footage was edited to remove sequences which included human remains. I wish…, She says at least a third of her female students have reported inappropriate touching by their instructors, while another third…, Ray's comment clashes interestingly with an article in the September issue of Smithsonian Air & Space, in which a large…, final place of rest for victims of the disaster, men are far more likely to survive a maritime event than women, Lies and Truths about the M/V Estonia Accident, MS Estonia – Still Doubts Over Official Story 24 Years After the Biggest Maritime Disaster in Europe Since WW2, Ill-fated Estonia Ferry used for Weapons Transfers, https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoheweg_(Schiff,_1974), The Story Behind an Unbelievable Photograph. What could explain this damage? The site is in international waters although within Finland’s economic zone. A prohibition on the grounds that the wreck is a grave and must not be disturbed is in my opinion not a really valid argument. Is the fact of this ship going down somehow a symbol of our nation’s fate? The underwater investigation of the wreck of MS Estonia will not be launched this fall nor a new committee with an independent head formed in the near future, State Secretary Taimar Peterkop said on Monday. save. Marine radio transmissions suffer from the fact that there’s usually not a direct line of sight between the stations (much easier to achieve in air-to-air or ground-to-air). Although the official government line is that they have full confidence in the final report of the International Commission of Inquiry into the incident, everyone agrees that this time, the conflicting evidence cannot simply be ignored as not relevant. They face up to two years imprisonment in Sweden for the violation of a gravesite, if found guilty. Only 137 survived the icy waters of the Baltic Sea. Most of the bodies were never recovered. The Estonia was referred to as Death ferry and many questions were raised about Estline’s operations and Estonia’s oversight. Yes, this is fine. share. What exactly caused the M/S Estonia passenger ferry to sink in 1994, causing 852 deaths from 17 countries? I'd better apologise to Juliet and Nikki about my quoting of "no 's' on the end of Meads"! In 2004, Sweden commissioned an investigation after rumours that the ferry had been secretly and illegally transporting Soviet military equipment to Sweden. But there are enough open questions to make it worth another look at the seabed. Within a week, I’d realised that this might not be possible. Estonia's government is to propose to Finland and Sweden renewing the investigation into the 1994 sinking of the ferry Estonia in which 852 … It was known that Russian troops departing Estonia were selling military equipment, weapons and ammunition to anyone with the money to buy it. “No, my heart is not content. The area where the Estonia sank, near the island of Uto, was declared a sea grave, and exploration of the wreck was prohibited. Earlier this year, an Estonian petition was put forward to change the treaty barring access to the site so that the official results could be investigated. 2. Certainly not if it could help to prevent another similar accident from happening. A decision was made to instead sink MS Estonia with torpedoes. Back in 1994, AIS (the naval equivalent to ADS-B) was not yet in widespread use, so it would’ve been difficult to monitor marine traffic for traffic control. About a year ago, the Finnish Border and Coast Guard said that a coast guard vessel had confronted a vessel, the Fritz Reuter, which they believed had dispatched a diving robot into the sea. MS Estonia(wreck) The wreck of M/S Estonia which sunk in 1994 disaster claiming 852 lives. Posted by 11 months ago. Why was it out in this weather? The Finnish Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team identified all 93 victims recovered from the sea within 33 days of the The wreck posed a danger to shipping and also to the environment because it had full fuel tanks, so it was lifted and brought to Bremerhaven where the wreck was subjected to an investigation. Many of the relatives of the victims, both in Estonia and in Sweden, question the conclusion from the original investigation. Sweden to allow a new inspection of MS Estonia wreck (Text) Sweden seeks new probe of M/S Estonia ferry wreck after 25-year ban (Text) 2. Archived. The MS Estonia sinking occurred in the year 1994 in the month of September as the vessel was passing through the Baltic Sea from the Estonian province of Tallinn to her intended destination of Stockholm. The Swedish government at first promised to raise the wreck and to spare no cost in finding the cause of the disaster. Tags: Estonia shipwrecks sweden wreck Your email address will not be published. The Sinking of the MS Estonia In 1994, the MS Estonia, sailing from Tallinn, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden with 989 crew and passengers, sank in rough seas with a loss of 852 lives. With 852 victims from 17 different countries, the sinking of the Estonia was Europe’s most severe passenger ferry disaster. A mayday call was released shortly after midnight, but when the rescue mission commenced, it was only possible to save 137 lives. I will be interested to hear what you find. share. A retired customs officer said that he had been given specific orders not to inspect specific vehicles on the ferry. In all, 138 were rescued from the Baltic; with some spending over six hours in 11°C water. In Germany, not too many years ago, a badly inspected fishing vessel (there were holes cut in the deck that were just covered up for the inspection) sank in the mouth of the Weser river with the owner’s son on it; and when the investigation team finally managed to send divers down, the computers on the bridge were missing. I skimmed through the Wikipedia entry that you suggested. What force would be powerful enough to have caused such significant damage? With the documentary’s airing, perhaps the truth will finally emerge around the sinking of this vessel. It’s possible that the hose was placed there intentionally as an act of sabotage or self-sabotage. Your email address will not be published. Many of the twentieth century's worst disasters occurred during wartime as a result of military action. As a consequence, a ship near the accident assumes control of the radio traffic. Footage from the MS Estonia wreck taken in December of 1994 has divers looking for something in cabins. They claimed that the vessel would not have sunk as quickly as it did, with the bow doors wrenched open. It may be that the original report was correct in its conclusion, if not in its investigative techniques. However, he agrees with Kurm that a full inquiry is needed. What made it headline news around the world was the huge loss of life. The submarine in question would be from a NATO-country. It is certainly true that the original VHS tape was copied badly, leaving many images murky and unclear. This was obviously way beyond the scope of a Fear of Landing post and although I was briefly tempted to spend a year or two or three investigating the case thoroughly and writing a book on it, I regretfully decided that I was not the right person to take on the project, especially as a number of books and documentaries already exist. I find it hard to believe that the relatives of the victims, many of whom signed the petition asking for more information at the beginning of the year, will feel that this is disrespectful. The visor was missing and the ramp partly open. Why Ships Sink does have a certain kind of ring to it…, Then perhaps the title should rather read “Why Planes Fall and Ships Sink?”. Survivors of the disaster and the relatives of those who died have petitioned for more than 20 years to re-open and expand the investigation into the catastrophe, as they did not accept the official explanation of the doors being wrenched open. Experts have now pinpointed the wreck of the Estonia, lying in waters some 80 metres (40 fathoms) deep off the coast of Finland. But that can be regulated in maritime law. This led to her sinking. The press reported that under international law, disturbing the site is punishable either by a fine or a two-year jail sentence. It just…, I do love my weekly treat every Saturday - the case is always beautifully written as well as given in…, 2020 started with an Ukranian airliner shot down above Teheran and a VIP helicopter crashing in L.A. -- let's hope…, And again thank you Sylvia for your great contributions to aviation stories that we, your readers, all enjoy. The crew declared an emergency and various vessels in the area went to offer assistance but the weather was rough and the other ships on the Baltic were unsure of Estonia‘s position. The MS Estonia ferry sank as it was crossing from Tallinn to Stockholm in September 1994, killing 852 people. Here’s what I wrote to a friend at the time: I’ve only started looking at this but the outline is already vast — this isn’t a post, it’s a book! A diversion from the usual aviation material. One explanation suggested in the documentary is that the MS Estonia collided with a submarine, and the hull of the submarine caused the hole to be ripped in the hull of the ferry. Divers have found 125 bodies in the restaurants and bars, and about 600 are still in their cabins; whole families are buried down there. My general observation is that ships are larger-but-fewer (e.g., I was on a “small” cruise ship that carried 930) than airplanes; they also move much more slowly, and can slow down (or even stop if there’s an anchorage) without falling. On the 28th of September 2020, a Swedish documentary called Estonia–The Find That Changes Everything made headlines around the world when they claimed to have found new evidence on the 26-year-old case of the sinking of the MS Estonia. Learn how your comment data is processed. However, where that is not possible, customary international humanitarian law holds that  all possible measures will be taken to prevent the dead from being despoiled. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. This is the worst disaster in the history of … Meanwhile, although life rafts had been released, they were “wet” which meant that the passengers had to jump into the storming sea and swim to the rafts. The ship M/S Estonia was en route from Tallinn to Stockholm when a storm ripped off the bow door. The first episode of the documentary was released on Monday to coincide with the 26th anniversary of the disaster. Only 137 people survived the disaster. However, not all shipwrecks are as easy to explain. The MS Estonia sank into the Baltic Sea between Estonia and Sweden. Recent explorations of the wreck site has found the "MS Estonia" lying on the side 240 feet down. Additional factors were that doors to cabin and wheelhouse were found open and modifications to the vessel that had not been approved led to a reduction in stability. Legal representative of the loved ones of victims of the ferry MS Estonia Piret Blankin says that the aim of the agreement for not disturbing the site of the shipwreck is to protect it from looters and that it does not prohibit investigations. Experts have now pinpointed the wreck of the Estonia, lying in waters some 80 metres (40 fathoms) deep off the coast of Finland. Concluding, the sinking of the ferry vessel MS Estonia in the Baltic Sea marks the second-deadliest peacetime sinking of a European ship, after the Titanic, as well as the deadliest peacetime shipwreck to have taken place in European waters. The conclusion was that a firehose, used for cleaning the deck, had somehow gotten overboard and wrapped itself around the propeller shaft. save. All the countries were opposed to re-floating the MS Estonia, due to the costs and complex logistics involved with raising such a large vessel, not to mention the large number of bodies trapped in the hull. Well Mendel, you certainly are right. The wreck site is classified as a graveyard, and it is illegal to dive there. There were no other boats known in the area and no reports of damage. The ship sank within an hour, taking the lives of 852 passengers and crew. This means that it isn’t illegal for me as a German citizen. However, the dive was carried out from a German registered ship. Experts speaking on the documentary said that this evidence had not been taken into account at the time of the original investigation. A professional video back then should have been recorded on Umatic, not VHS. Estonia in Viking Line Livery By Mark Markefelt (1918–2009) Maritime Museum [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia CommonsThe History of the MS Estonia. Sweden to allow a new inspection of MS Estonia wreck (Text) Sweden seeks new probe of M/S Estonia ferry wreck after 25-year ban (Text) 2. The Hoheweg sunk in shallow waters close to the coast in German jurisdiction. They may still be prosecuted for violating the sanctity of the grave. On Wednesday 28th September 1994 at 01:50 (UTC +2) the MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea during a storm, on a routine crossing from the port of Tallinn in Estonia to Stockholm in Sweden. This week, the blog becomes “Fear Of Sinking”. The Swedish documentary team have shown footage that they took of the wreckage. I have the feeling that Mendel has this in mind when he put us on to the Wikipedia article. These rules don’t stand in the way of an official investigation, but they’re meant to be able to prosecute private people who go down there and just take whatever of value they can find. Your posts are always well researched and written, and interesting reading. The underwater investigation of the wreck of MS Estonia will not be launched this fall nor a new committee with an independent head formed in the … A storm damaged the car ferry and it sank in minutes – one the worst maritime disasters in Europe. Experts interviewed for the documentary told Discovery Networks that the only thing that would account for such a massive hole would be an equally sizeable external force. A twenty-five year old wreck was no longer a priority. Sweden said Friday it would seek to lift a ban on inspections of the wreck of the Estonia ferry, which sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994 with the loss of 852 lives in one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century. On the night of September 27-28, 1994, the ferry MS Estonia, carrying 989 passengers between Tallinn and Stockholm, sank in the Baltic Sea, hit by hard weather and winds measuring 9 on the Beaufort scale, which caused enormous waves. stole the computers. MS Estonia Wreck. The rescue attempts were considerably hampered by the weather turbulence. The Estonia Agreement 1995, a treaty among Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, D… Almost two thousand people signed the petition. The wreck site is classified as a graveyard, and it is illegal to dive there. The documentary describes the seabed in the area as sandy but Luik says he’s seen the unedited footage where it is clear that the area near the hole in the wreckage is in fact very rocky. An interesting article! The sinking of the MS Estonia remains the worst European peacetime maritime disaster, and the second worst maritime disaster involving a European made boat since the Titanic.. The international treaty seems to prioritise the sanctity of a shipwreck as being the grave of crew and passengers over the need to analyse the accident in order to find the cause, and finds ways to prevent a reoccurrence. Not to mention the possible political ramifications. Only 137 people survived the disaster. In the weeks after the disaster, he expressed his frustration with the media portrayal of the situation. Though all communication channels failed immediately following the accident, feeble messages sent by way of the intermittently collapsing radio lines helped in the rescuing operations, however delayed they were. That sounds ridiculous to me. It means that the nation operating that submarine has managed to keep this collision a secret, and has had a good reason for doing so; and that the crew were neglecting basic precautions. On September 28, 1994, 852 people die in one of the worst maritime disasters of the century when the Estonia, a large car-and-passenger ferry, sinks in the Baltic Sea. The senior Estonian foreign ministry advisor, Mart Luik, on the other hand, argues that the hole in the hull most likely happened when the ship struck the seabed. In the new footage, you can see the word Estline. Conspiracy theories are taken rather more seriously in Estonia than in other places that I’ve lived and, it has to be said, often with good reason. A decision was made to instead sink MS Estonia with torpedoes. A sad story, but what is the relationship to the sinking of the Estonia? Contributing factors were slow reactions from the crew, lack of clear evacuation alarms and instructions on the listing ship and a slow rescue response. Some believe that the investigation was simply there to confirm the original theory that the disaster was caused by the broken bow visor. The sinking of the MS Estonia in the Baltic Sea remains the deadliest peacetime shipwreck in European waters for centuries. Foreign Ministers from the Nordic countries of Sweden, Finland, and Estonia, issued a joint statement this week that they would be assessing the new evidence collected by a television documentary, that may explain the sinking of the MS Estonia in 1994, in which 852 people died. Sylvia has laid a link, though: she is making a comparison between the oversight of shipping, both nationally and internationally, and the much stricter regulations that aviation is subjected to. This took a political toll on the country which was only just beginning to find its feet after fifty years of Soviet occupation. 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Sweden said Friday it would seek to lift a ban on inspections of the wreck of the Estonia ferry, which sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994 with the loss of 852 lives in one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century. This did not deter the documentary makers, and the director, Henrik Evertsson, along with one of his crew were arrested last September for examining the site. Without engine power, control of the cutter was lost and it capsized. The Swedish investigation confirmed that non-explosive military equipment had been onboard the ship on the 14th and the 20th of December 1994. The hole was discovered when the wreck was surveyed for the documentary, using a remote-controlled submarine. That is exactly what I meant. The Estonia Agreement 1995, a treaty among Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Denmark, Russia and the United Kingdom, declared sanctity over the site, prohibiting their citizens from even approaching the wreck. On the 28th of September 1994, The MS Estonia, a cruise ferry operated by Estline, sank while crossing the Baltic Sea on route from Tallinn to Stockholm. The Swedish government and jaic might not actually know. Sylvia’s writing has always been more about making the hazardous safer than about aviation in particular. It makes me want to charter a boat and go see! Certainly, there is plenty of evidence of what could and should have been done better, both in terms of the maintenance of the ship and the ability to quickly and safely evacuate the ferry in the open seas. THE DIVING INVESTIGATION 01.-04.12.94 . And since we have broached the subject: Yes I can agree that free access to a wreck can lead to theft of objects on board, even disturbing evidence. Harrow, Shortly after midnight, two concussions rocked the ship. I hope you will indulge my intermittent ferry posts. The ferry was not off-route. The Estonian government formed a working group to deal with the petition. Often without call sign, some with irrelevant information… probably this is an interesting point to dig into. The ship sank within an hour, taking the lives of 852 passengers and crew. I started collecting additional material, including many many studies on maritime safety and the survival aspects (interestingly, the disaster is a large part of the evidence that men are far more likely to survive a maritime event than women), PTSD, indications of blasting on shipbuilding steel, Crisis Intervention in Finland and the human factors which link the Titanic, Estonia and Costa Concordia. … In the aftermath of the disaster, many relatives of the deceased demanded that their loved ones be raised from international waters and given a land burial. Military shipments confirmed. But it would definitely be good to have a NTSB-style investigation and report on the exact sequence of events all the way to the ship’s final position. The MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994, killing 852 people. 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