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‘Exposed bedrock could have caused holes in MS Estonia’s hull’

‘Exposed bedrock could have caused holes in MS Estonia’s hull’

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 1, 2021 | Maritime accidents, Maritime research, News, Passenger ships, Survey

In July, Stockholm University conducted a survey of the MS Estonia wreck site and documented the conditions of the sea floor. The report states, among other things, that exposed bedrock has been identified next to where the two major holes in the ferry’s hull...
Investigations into the sinking of the Estonia so far

Investigations into the sinking of the Estonia so far

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 12, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

The ro/pax ferry M/V Estonia sank in September 1994. Since then, several investigations have taken place to find the cause of the accident. An overview of the investigations and their findings so far. The Estonia sank on 28 September 1994 during a heavy storm in the...
Independent privately initiated expedition to the wreck of Estonia underway

Independent privately initiated expedition to the wreck of Estonia underway

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 28, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships

This month, the SA Mare Liberum fund that was established upon an initiative of close relatives of people who died in the sinking of MS Estonia, is organising a privately initiated expedition to the wreck of the ferry. The goal of the expedition is to find answers to...
Independent privately initiated expedition to the wreck of Estonia underway

Sweden confirms holes in hull of Estonia shipwreck

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 19, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships

The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority has released some preliminary findings after conducting inspections of the Estonia shipwreck. The two holes in the ferry’s hull filmed by documentary filmmakers earlier have been confirmed and documented with scanning...
Divers complete investigation at wreck of ferry Estonia

Divers complete investigation at wreck of ferry Estonia

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 18, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships

Researchers from Sweden and Finland completed a new investigation into the 1994 sinking of the ferry MS Estonia on Sunday. With 852 deaths, it was the largest European maritime disaster since the Second World War. The dives are part of a preliminary study for a larger...
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