In September 1994, the passenger ferry Estonia set out on an
overnight cruise from Tallinn, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden and
sank in the Baltic Sea, killing nearly 1000 people in 35 minutes.
It was the worst peacetime sea catastrophe in European waters in
the 20th century. A controversial government investigation blamed
the ship's design and high waves. But the Estonia was the only
intact ship in maritime history to sink in less than one hour --
faster than some torpedoed ships. This disturbing fact is the core
of the tragedy and was left unexplained. The victims still remain
in the shipwreck in shallow depth just off the coast of Finland, a
spot militarily guarded by Sweden. "The Hole: Another look at the
sinking of the Estonia ferry on September 28, 1994" examines
alternative explanations in view of post-Soviet chaos, proceeding
from the theory that the Estonia had a hole -- from a collision or
an explosion.
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