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Four meter hole: sensational find in the wreck “Estonia”
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Documentary Makers Make Sensational Discovery About “Estonia” Disaster
The sinking of the ferry “Estonia” in 1994 caused the worst maritime disaster in Europe after the Second World War. The cause is said to have been the ripped bow visor. But the documentary makers have discovered a hole in the remains of the “Estonia”.
The sinking of the “Estonia” in 1994 is considered the worst maritime disaster in Europe after the Second World War. A discovery by the documentary makers sparked a debate about the cause of the accident.
northAfter a find about the sinking of the Baltic ferry “Estonia”, a Swedish authority takes a closer look at the new finds. The average state commission is looking at the images that were released Monday, commission deputy director general Jonas Bäckstrand told the dpa news agency on Wednesday. It is not yet clear to what extent the new information will lead to action.
With the help of a diving robot, the documentary makers found a four-meter hole in the wreck of the “Estonia” shipwreck, which sank in 1994. This was revealed on Monday in the course of the publication of a documentary series about the fall. The find caused a stir in Scandinavia. The foreign ministers of Finland, Estonia and Sweden had stated that a possible investigation should be carried out together.
First, the Swedish newspaper “Aftonbladet” reported that the Middle Commission was analyzing the new findings about the hole in the hull of the shipwreck “Estonia”. The Swedish authorities are now holding talks with their colleagues in Estonia and Finland.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said Wednesday that the new information will be taken seriously. First, the competent authorities would have to look at the new recordings, he told reporters in Stockholm. Faced with accusations that Sweden was not telling the truth in this case, he also made it clear: “Sweden does not lie about the fall of ‘Estonia’.” It is important to work together in this regard.
The video still image from a robot camera shows the bow visor mounts of the sunken Baltic Sea ferry “Estonia”.
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Speculation about a collision with a submarine.
The sinking of the ferry is considered the worst maritime disaster in Europe after World War II. The “Estonia” sank on the night of September 28, 1994 with 989 people on board on its way from Tallinn to Stockholm off the southern coast of Finland. 852 people died. According to the official investigation report of 1997, the torn bow visor was the cause of the sinking.
However, speculation continues to this day about the cause of the accident. Survivors and mourners have long called for the investigations to be resumed. Former Estonian prosecutor and “Estonian” investigator Margus Kurm had last said in an interview that the new information indicated that the ferry was likely sunk as a result of a collision with a submarine.
The director of the documentary series and another member of the television team now have to answer in court for disturbing the peace of the dead. The two faced up to two years in prison, reports the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”.
