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reDocumentary makers have found a four-meter hole in the wreckage of the sunken Baltic Sea ferry “Estonia”. This was reported by several Scandinavian media on the 26th anniversary of the devastating accident that is still considered the worst European maritime disaster after World War II. Estonia called for a new investigation into the sinking.
Also on Monday, the streaming platform Dplay published a corresponding five-part documentary series entitled “Estonia – fyndet som ändrar allt” (Estonia – The fund that changes everything). Consequently, the filmmakers sent a diving robot into the wreck; According to an agreement between several countries after the accident, this is prohibited because the wreck has the status of a grave. As the images published by the Swede “Aftonbladet” show, during the starboard action a previously unknown hole four meters high and 1.20 meters wide was discovered in the ship’s hull.
852 people died in the accident
The “Estonia” sank on the night of September 28, 1994 with 989 people on board on its way from Tallinn to Stockholm. During the night, the water suddenly entered the ship halfway; exactly how it happened has been argued for years. 852 people died in the devastating accident, including more than 500 Swedes and five Germans. The bodies of just 94 dead have been recovered, more than 750 victims still lie with the shipwreck off the southern coast of Finland at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
The documentary makers claim to have discovered a large hole in the outer wall of the shipwreck.
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Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas spoke of significant new information in light of the new underwater recordings that had not been previously discussed and required a clear response. “A new technical investigation must be carried out on the new circumstances of ‘Estonia’,” he said. Estonia would lead the process as the ship’s flag state. Both Ratas and Chancellor Urmas Reinsalu stressed that an investigation would take into account the sepulchral peace imposed on the ferry. “It is our wish that the truth finally comes out,” said Rats.
A joint statement by the Estonian, Finnish and Swedish foreign ministers sounded somewhat more cautious: the new information had been noted and is now being evaluated. But you trust the official investigation report from 1997. According to the report, the ripped bow visor was the cause of the sinking. However, there is still speculation about the cause of the accident, survivors and grieving family members have been calling for the investigations to be restarted for years.
