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A hitherto unknown hole, four meters high, has been found in the sunken ship Estonia.
After seeing the new images of the damaged hull, Margus Kurm claims that Estonia probably collided with a submarine, he tells the Estonian newspaper Postman.
He claims that the new information indicates that the Swedish government has withheld the truth and that there was likely a “sensitive shipment” on the ship that needed to be monitored. That surveillance was probably carried out by a Swedish submarine.
– It may be that the submarine did not enter Estonia, but that Estonia got too close to the submarine, he tells the newspaper.
Margus Kurm is also involved in the documentary “Estonia – the find that changes everything”, whose creator has provided the new information on the damage to the hull.
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Former minister: probably a submarine
Margus Kurm has previously criticized the final report of the 1997 Swedish, Finnish and Estonian accident commission, which he believes contains contradictions, and has called for new dives in the wreck.
Yle swedish It reports at the same time that the former Estonian Defense Minister Enn Tupp, active when the disaster occurred, also believes that the sinking was caused by a collision with a submarine, but does not point to Sweden.
Birch – should have been noticed
Anders Björk, Sweden’s defense minister when Estonia sank, dismisses Kurm’s claim.
– If it had been, we would have immediately received a report on it and it would have been noticed, says in Aktuellt from SVT.
He emphasizes that the damage to the submarine would have been significant, and that there were only about twelve subs in operation at the time.
-It would have needed a huge blackout operation if you had done something like this and tried to hide it, he says.
Teacher: It may have happened when it sank
According to Olle Rutgersson, emeritus professor of ship technology, the hull may have been damaged in connection with its sinking to the bottom, especially considering that the damage was discovered on the side that was down.
– I didn’t think (the hole) looked like a submarine’s nose stuck there. I think more than something happened when the ship sank, he says.
At the same time, he believes that it is not possible to rule out a collision with another ship. If the bow visor lock was damaged, it may have come loose in connection with a possible collision.
New investigation
Earlier Monday, the Estonian government announced that the country will carry out a new investigation into the incident. This in a way that does not violate the peace of the site.
Swedish Interior Minister Mikael Damberg previously commented that the three affected countries agreed to jointly assess the new information, but does not wish to comment further on Kurm’s remarks.
