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>Baltic sea 27 September 1994
>The Estonian-flagged Ro-Ro passenger ferry Estonia leaves Tallinn, Estonia, planned to arrive at Stockholm, Sweden, carrying 989 people, 803 of whom were passengers.
>The voyage was going normally, with sea conditions along the Estonian coast being moderate, before becoming more rough when the ship left the sheltered waters. The ship had a slight starboard list, because of a combination of athwartships weight disposition, cargo disposition and wind pressure on the port side.
>During the voyage, the wind velocity increased, with visibility being generally over 10 nautical miles. At midnight there was also a significant wave height of 3-4 m, and the rolling and pitching of the vessel increased gradually.
>At about 0025 hrs, MS Estonia's speed was about 14 knots and the vessel faced the seas on her port bow. Because of increasing rolling, the fin stabilisers were extended.
>During a scheduled round on the car deck a seaman of the watch heard a metallic bang from the bow area as the ship hit a heavy wave.
>At 0122 hrs a first Mayday call from the Estonia was received over channel 16
>Within the span of 30 to 40 minutes the Estonia sinks
>In the following Investigations into the sinking are done quickly leaving many family members pleading for more a in depth analysis of the cause of the accident. The Swedish Government decides to leave the ship at the bottom of the sea without further explanation.
Present day. A private group of investigators send a sea drone down to film the wreckage and discover a 1,2 x 4m hole in the side of the ship. This damage was caused on open waters.
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