Published Sep 28th, 2024, 9/28/24 11:01 am
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MS Estonia was a cruiseferry built in 1980 for the Finnish shipping company Rederi Ab Sally by Meyer Werft, in Papenburg, West Germany. She was employed on ferry routes between Finland and Sweden by various companies (first Viking Line, then EffJohn) until the end of January 1993, when she was sold to Nordström & Thulin for use on Estline's Tallinn–Stockholm route. 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. An official inquiry found that failure of the locks on the bow visor caused water to flood the car deck and quickly capsize the ship. The report also noted a lack of crew action. A 2023 investigation noted additional construction flaws in the bow visor.
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MS Estonia sinking in the Baltic Sea by CronosDarth is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0




Special thanks to:
JoMiner (transformation of several structures, sinking preparation)
MS Estonia sinking in the Baltic Sea by CronosDarth is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0


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