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Sweden marks 25th anniversary of Estonia ferry disaster
Some survivors and relatives want an independent international inquiry into the 1994 accident. Of the 989 people aboard, 852 perished in the Baltic Sea.
Survivors, relatives and dignitaries marked the 25th anniversary on Saturday of the Estonia ferry disaster that claimed more than 800 lives in the Baltic Sea.
"It was a trauma for the whole nation," Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said at the ceremony in Stockholm that was also attended by members of the royal family.
The passenger ferry was caught in a storm en route from the Estonian capital Tallinn to Stockholm on September 28, 1994, when the sea flooded into the car deck because of a problem with the door.
Read more at: https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-marks-25th-anniversary-of-estonia-ferry-disaster/a-50625761 (https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-marks-25th-anniversary-of-estonia-ferry-disaster/a-50625761)
I was not aware of this accident at all.