The Riksdag's Justice Committee has said yes to the government's proposal for a change in the law that will make it possible to carry out new dives on the wreck.
A changed law on grave peace is expected to be hammered through by the Riksdag before the summer.
At 15.00 on Friday, the Swedish Accident Investigation Board will hold a press conference on the planned underwater investigations.
The State Geotechnical Institute also participates.
It was in the autumn of 2020 that the award-winning documentary Estonia - the discovery that changes everything
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revealed that there is a hole in the hull of the passenger ferry Estonia, which sank on the high seas during the journey from Tallinn to Stockholm on 28 September 1994.
It was later discovered that there is another hole in the hull and now the accident commissions in Sweden, Estonia and Sweden want to continue to investigate how the holes have arisen.
The ongoing investigation into Estonia and the upcoming dives is estimated to cost a total of SEK 50-55 billion, according to Ekot.
The text is updated.