Tragedy in the Baltic: 25th Anniversary of the Crash of the Estonia Ferry
2019-09-28T06:25:23.510Z
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On the night of September 28, 1994, the ferry “Estonia” sank from Tallinn to Stockholm in the Baltic Sea. His death was the largest shipwreck in recent European history. According to official figures, as a result of the disaster, 852 people out of 989 passengers and crew members died and went missing. According to the conclusions of the international commission, the causes of the ship's wreck were structural flaws, excessive speed and stormy weather. According to some experts, the tragedy could have occurred due to a terrorist attack or an unsuccessful attempt to dump an illegal cargo into the sea.
Source: russiart