This is not an ordinary law of respecting the peace of the dead. Blankin appeared on the “Otse Postimehest” webcast yesterday. Swedish journalist Henrik Evertsson says he is looking forward to his day in court where he will face accusations he breached an international treaty by filming the wreck of the MS Estonia, The documentary Estonia: the Find that Changes Everything reveals how Evertsson and his team discovered a hole in the hull of the vessel, findings which are now being investigated. 852 persons lost their lives when Estonia sank. 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. New study by Boston researchers says you can blame it on your ethnicity. Finnish president raises Navalny question on call with Putin, Accident fatalities on Finnish roads increased in 2020. A mayday call was released shortly after midnight, but when the rescue mission commenced, it was only possible to save 137 lives. M/S Estonia film - ROV checking place, where bow visor was. Most of the bodies were never recovered. I’m looking forward to giving my best arguments.’. However, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said the new investigation should not necessarily mean that the results of the 1997 international investigation would become obsolete. But the surviving witnesses - whose testimony really didn't feature in the report – were adamant they heard a bang after which the ship went down incredibly fast. 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. Finland, Estonia and Sweden will investigate the new "significant information," according to a joint statement from the three countries. 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 … 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. Fatalities. Of the 989 people on board, only 137 survived. A storm damaged the car ferry and it sank in minutes – one the worst maritime disasters in Europe. The ship M/S Estonia was en route from Tallinn to Stockholm when a storm ripped off the bow door. Divers have found 125 bodies in the restaurants and bars, and about 600 are still in their cabins; whole families are buried down there. 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. The tragedy occurred exactly 26 years ago, on 28 September 1994. MS Estonia Wreck. An international agreement declared the wreck a grave site in 1995 and banned diving there. Maybe we can find out more. If they don’t have the answers, is it possible to move on? MS Estonia on film - Underwater ROV footage ( Viking Sally, Silja Star, and Wasa King) Grottydrain. An initial report, in 1997, concluded that the locks on the bow visor had failed, allowing it to tear free and expose the doors and ramp, which gave way, flooding the car deck. However, not all shipwrecks are as easy to explain. Background. Published: 15:03 EST, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 15:33 EST, 8 January 2021. His findings, which are revealed in the Discovery documentary Estonia: the Find that Changes Everything, are now being investigated by the Swedish authorities. The comments below have not been moderated. The sinking of the MS Estonia in the Baltic Sea remains the deadliest peacetime shipwreck in European waters for centuries. The wreck was found in international waters within Finland's Search and Rescue Region, resting on the seabed at a water depth of about 80 m with a heading of 95° and a starboard list of about 120°. A Swedish filmmaker has revealed that he is looking forward to giving evidence next month after being arrested for filming the wreckage of doomed ferry MS Estonia. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. The Discovery Network documentary includes new underwater video footage from the wreck site showing damage to the starboard side of the wreck. Only 138 people were rescued, one of whom died in hospital – and only 93 bodies were recovered. The position of the wreck is 59°22,9´ N, 21°41,0´ E. The visor was located about one nautical mile west of the wreck. ‘This is the first time this law will ever be tried in its 25-year existence. This treaty is only binding on citizens of the signatory countries. ‘I’ve been DNA tested and hauled in for an interview with the Swedish police and now on January 27, I will be going to court in Guttenberg,’ he told the Mail online. The Swedish government and jaic might not actually know. This is a special law only surrounding a certain area of the Baltic Sea. ‘As a Swedish citizen I have followed it since I was seven years old. save. But then it changed its mind, refusing all pleas from the bereaved relatives to bring the Estonia to the surface, although it sank in shallow waters. After an investigation, the origin of the accident was attributed to the rupture of the bow visor and the theory of the hole was rejected by the governments involved. But, at around 1am, a loud bang was heard and, after the ship listed by 60 degrees, torrents of seawater began pouring in through cabin windows, ceilings and doors. On September 28, 1994, a passenger ferry called the MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea, en route from Tallinn, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden. 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 … What exactly caused the M/S Estonia passenger ferry to sink in 1994, causing 852 deaths from 17 countries? No one knows the outcome of this trial. He went to extraordinary lengths to avoid prosecution: he and his crew chartered a German boat because it was the only Baltic state not to sign the treaty and sent down a camera attached to an underwater drone. This is the worst disaster in the history of … The MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994, killing 852 people. Many of the twentieth century's worst disasters occurred during wartime as a result of military action. They have not signed the treaty. MS Estonia was a cruiseferry built in 1979/80 at the German shipyard Meyer Werft in Papenburg.The ship's 1994 sinking, in the Baltic Sea between Sweden, Åland, Finland and Estonia, was one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century. The Swedish government at first promised to raise the wreck and to spare no cost in finding the cause of the disaster. "The fundamental idea with this agreement is to protect the M/S Estonia, as a final place of rest for victims of the disaster, from any disturbing activities," the statement adds. 7:24. 'It has been investigated but there has been a lot of uneasiness surrounding this, especially from the relatives’ side. Recent explorations of the wreck site has found the "MS Estonia" lying on the side 240 feet down. M/S Estonia explore wreck by ROV 1994 (3) Hervey Royal. From 1st to 4th December 1994 the wreck was examined by divers from Rockwater A/S Stavanger and by ROVs from Smit Tak, Rotterdam (parent company of Rockwater A/S) apparently contracted by the Swedish Sjöfarts-verket. Military shipments confirmed. 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 MS Estonia was some five hours into its overnight voyage from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, to Stockholm in Sweden when its captain, Arvo Andresson, noticed the … M/S Estonia explore wreck by ROV 1994 (3) Report. "Estonia, Finland and Sweden emphasize that we rely on final conclusions of JAIC (Joint Accident Investigation Commission) final report of 1997," concludes the joint statement issued by the three governments. The further details and circumstances of MS Estonia's doom will be discussed at length on "Pealtnägija" on Wednesday. Sweden, Finland and Estonia to jointly assess new information on 1994 sinking of MS Estonia The bow door of the Estonia is lifted from the sea … ‘The investigation of the wreck site is in international waters and we used a German ship flying a German flag and in Germany this is not against the law. Pictured: Finnish Army recruits carry some of the victims of the Estonia ferry disaster into an amphibious landing craft for transfer from the island of Uto to the mainland in September 1994, Candles are seen next to the names of victims during a ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary. And Evertsson, 33, a graduate of Oslo University, and his colleague Bendik Mondal, decided to investigate. 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THE DIVING INVESTIGATION 01.-04.12.94 . Survivors on board the MS Estonia say they heard a loud bang before the ship sank quickly The ferry set sail from Tallinn to Stockholm at 6.30pm with 803 passengers on board and 186 crew. A new documentary that premieres on a Swedish TV channel shows that the wreck of the sunken cruise ferry, MS Estonia, has a large hole in the hull; the finding is serious enough for the Estonian government to announce a new “technical investigation” into the disaster.. MS Estonia, a 16,000-ton cruise ferry that began serving the Tallinn-Stockholm route in 1993 and was operated by … The crew used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to take video images from the wreck. 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. ‘This is one of the biggest stories in Swedish history,’ he added. As members of the Association for Cultural, Scientific and Advocacy Magazines (Kultti ry), journalists at Foreigner.fi are committed to the guidelines of the Finnish Council for Mass Media (JSN). Hailed as a hero after the disaster in 1994, Barney now wants to know the truth about a connection between Britain’s spies, Cold War missile secrets and the capsizing of the MS Estonia. Following the sensational claim that the MS Estonia ferry had sunk due to a collision with a submarine back in 1994, the Estonian government said on October 1 that Estonia possesses the capability to explore the wreck of the ferry with a sonar and an underwater robot, whereas for a diving operation an international tender needs to be held. The Estonia Agreement 1995, a treaty among Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, D… In our view, the technical investigation should include underwater observations". On Monday, after knowing about the new information included in the documentary, the Prime Minister of Estonia, Juri Ratas, said that "a new technical investigation into the new circumstances of the Estonia (shipwreck) must be carried out. Experts have now pinpointed the wreck of the Estonia, lying in waters some 80 metres (40 fathoms) deep off the coast of Finland. A 1997 investigation found that the ship's bow door locks had failed in a storm. A controversial documentary on the disaster produced for the Discovery Channel has just unveiled new relevant evidence that has prompted a joint statement from the governments of Finland, Estonia and Sweden. Did the M/S Estonia ferry sink after colliding with submarine? Play it now. The rescue attempts were considerably hampered by the weather turbulence. A ghostly silhouette looms in front of the camera. A mangled mayday signal was sent but at 1.50am the Estonia sank, stern first, in international waters about 24 miles south-east of the Finnish island of Utö, killing 852 people. The disaster is considered Europe’s second-deadliest peacetime sinking after that of the RMS Titanic. They discovered a four-metre by 1.2 metre hole in the hull of the vessel, which suggested that the Estonia was involved in a collision. ... "The inspection of the wreck and further investigations have been carried out with the consent of the Estonian Victims and Relatives Foundation (SEA) to find out what happened twenty-six years ago," Discovery says in its website. 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Found: a four-metre by 1.2 metre hole in the hull suggesting the Estonia was involved in a crash, Survivors on board the MS Estonia say they heard a loud bang before the ship sank quickly. PETER WALKER: Are slim people ALWAYS fitter than fatties? The sinking is the largest maritime disaster in peacetime in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people from 17 countries, and second-largest peacetime maritime disaster, so far as European vessels go, after the Titanic. This hole would have contributed to the rapid sinking of the ship, which ended up at the bottom of the sea 26 years ago in the middle of a storm. Playing next. 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