The Sinking of MS Estonia: Case Re-opened Part II

Continued from here. As is usual, the split point is arbitrary and participants are free to quote and respond to posts in the previous thread.

Posted By:Agatha

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Originally Posted by Vixen (Post 13598159) How can it be a 'simple chain of events' if [list=1][*]There was significant damage to the starboard compatible with a collision

The starboard side crack would not have been visible to divers in 1994 due to the angle of the ship as she rested on the sea floor. The only reason a few years back is because the ship's list had shifted allowing physical access.

The fact the crack is on the seams of the hull plating suggests a stress fracture combined with impact with the sea floor.

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All fo the senior crew ere missing - the divers saw three bodies on the bridge and could have brought them up for ID, given a diver reporting a ptoential crime scene.

Spolier alert: They're still on the ship.

And though incompetence should be a crime, Estonia was an accident scene.

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34 out of the 79 passenger survivors describe bangs and sensations of collisions, as of the time of the accident.

Which is compatible with the hood getting knocked loose, and then knocked off by large waves.

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At least two passengers indicate they noticed something seeming to glide away in the water (Reintaam; Barney.)

Weird, almost as if materials on the Estonia's decks had been somehow washed overboard as the ship rolled in the storm.

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All of these issues could have been cleared up by the JAIC and then we wouldn't be having all of these frantic rumour mills.

Some people are spreading rumors, most are not. And they're re-investigating the wreck, and all you are doing is help cloud the air with wild speculation that will inevitably set up the next round of conspiracy theories when a certain fringe is not happy with the outcome...as always.

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