Estonia
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The
cruise ferry Estonia and the accident in 1994 is one of
the worst maritime disasters in peace time. Under a voyage
from Talinn to Stockholm she wrecked at night outside the
coast of Estonia 28.September 1994. 852 people perished in
the accident, most of them passengers. The wreck rest
today on her starboard side on a depth of 55 to 85 meter.
Memorials has been been raised in Stockholm in Sweden and
at Hiiumaa in Finland. The wreck is considered a grave and
all traffic and diving at the location is prohibited.
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( Source: Vragguiden )  Picture: Viking Sally in the 1980s Digitalt Museum, public licence CC BY-SA 4.0  Read the detailed story of M/S Estonia at Wikipedia Last updated: August 2019 |
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