Fresh footage has been published from the car ferry in Estonia.
You can now see the inside of the car deck, the picture shows the car.
Photo: Estonian Accident Investigation Board
Preliminary underwater investigations at M / S Estonia, which sank in 1994, have been completed.
In a press release published on Tuesday, the Estonian Accident Investigation Board says that the investigations were more successful than initially thought.
- We managed to carry out most of the planned studies and now a detailed analysis of the collected data will start, which will take approximately three months and on the basis of which further studies will be planned.
Next, we plan to digitize the drawings and create a 3D model of the ship, perform a ferromagnetic survey and install a flow meter close to the wreck, says Rene Arikas, director of the Accident Investigation Board.
Photo: Madis Veltman / Postimees
This picture shows the Estonian bow ramp.
Photo: Estonian Accident Investigation Board
Preliminary investigations revealed, among other things, a hole on the starboard side of the hull, which was also visible in a document published last year.
The size of the lesion was at least 4 meters by 22 meters, but its size is not entirely certain, as it also extends below the hull.
The damage also extends extensively to internal structures.
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The studies also found that the wreck rests largely on a soft layer of clay, but there is granite nearby, the contribution of which to the damage to the hull is being investigated in further studies.
In addition, the Estonian bow ramp has come off, which is why the car deck of the ship can now be seen.
- We see that there is no ramp in front of the car deck.
We have full visibility on the car deck, Arikas confirmed earlier to Postimees magazine.
Picture from the car deck.
Photo: Estonian Accident Investigation Board
Preliminary studies have mapped the seabed and visible damage in Estonia.
Photo: Madis Veltman / Postimees
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In addition, other damage observed in Estonia has also been documented.
For example, there are deformities in the stern of the ship that may have occurred when the stern of the ship first hit the bottom.
M / S Estonia sank on September 28, 1994 in a severe storm.
852 people died in Turma.
New investigations in Estonia began when a document published last year showed that there was a large hole in the starboard side of the hull.
Tear in the left side.
Photo: Estonian Accident Investigation Board
Picture of stern deck damage.
Photo: Estonian Accident Investigation Board
Opening in the aft deck.
Photo: Estonian Accident Investigation Board
Hinge of the bow ramp and part of the bow ramp which has come loose.
Photo: Estonian Accident Investigation Board
Estonia sank in a severe storm in September 1994. Photo: Madis Veltman / Postimees
Underwater surveys were conducted from 8 to 16
July.
Photo: Madis Veltman / Postimees
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