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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.
MS Estonia sank on Wednesday, 28 September 1994, between about 00:50 and 01:50 as the ship was crossing the Baltic Sea, en route from Tallinn, Estonia, to Stockholm, Sweden. The sinking was one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century.
Jul 25, 2023 · The sinking of the Estonia, en route from Tallinn to Stockholm, was the biggest peacetime disaster involving a European passenger ship since the Titanic went down in 1912.
Jun 21, 2024 · sinking of the Estonia, disaster that occurred on September 28, 1994, when the ferry Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. It is among the 20th century’s worst maritime disasters and the second-deadliest sinking of a European civilian vessel after that of the Titanic.
Sep 29, 2020 · 29 September 2020. BBC. The ferry was sailing from Estonia to Sweden on 28 September 1994 when it sank in the Baltic Sea. Estonia, Sweden and Finland will examine new evidence that may shed light...
Nov 18, 2021 · The sinking of the M/S Estonia ferry 27 years ago was one of Europe's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters. It sank en route from Tallinn to Stockholm killing 852 people. The wreck now lies at...
Jan 23, 2023 · Jan 23 (Reuters) - A new investigation into the sinking of ferry Estonia that claimed 852 lives in 1994 revealed flaws in its bow visor construction missed during its certification, officials...
