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New 1994 ferry disaster report: No collision, no explosion

Monument "Broken Line" dedicated in memory of the 852 people who lost their lives in "Estonia" ferry catastrophe in Tallinn, Estonia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. There is no indication that there was a collision or an explosion on the ferry that sank more than 28 years ago in the Baltic Sea in one of Europe's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters. The Estonian, Finnish and Swedish accident investigation boards didn't provide new evidence contradicting the 1997 official accident investigation report. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Monument "Broken Line" dedicated in memory of the 852 people who lost their lives in "Estonia" ferry catastrophe in Tallinn, Estonia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. There is no indication that there was a collision or an explosion on the ferry that sank more than 28 years ago in the Baltic Sea in one of Europe's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters. The Estonian, Finnish and Swedish accident investigation boards didn't provide new evidence contradicting the 1997 official accident investigation report. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Physical model of FM Estonia is presented during a news conference at the Maritime Museum in Tallinn, Estonia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. There is no indication that there was a collision or an explosion on the ferry that sank more than 28 years ago in the Baltic Sea in one of Europe's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters. The Estonian, Finnish and Swedish accident investigation boards didn't provide new evidence contradicting the 1997 official accident investigation report. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Physical model of FM Estonia is presented during a news conference at the Maritime Museum in Tallinn, Estonia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. There is no indication that there was a collision or an explosion on the ferry that sank more than 28 years ago in the Baltic Sea in one of Europe's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters. The Estonian, Finnish and Swedish accident investigation boards didn't provide new evidence contradicting the 1997 official accident investigation report. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) The layout showing the position of "Estonia" ferry on the bottom of the sea is presented during news conference in Tallinn, Estonia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. There is no indication that there was a collision or an explosion on the ferry that sank more than 28 years ago in the Baltic Sea in one of Europe's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters. The Estonian, Finnish and Swedish accident investigation boards didn't provide new evidence contradicting the 1997 official accident investigation report. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
New 1994 ferry disaster report: No collision, no explosion