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The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people.

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MS Estonia

Car-passenger ferry sunk in the Baltic Sea in 1994

MS Estonia was a car-passenger ferry built in 1980 for the Finnish shipping company Rederi Ab Sally by Meyer Werft, in Papenburg, West Germany. She was deployed on ferry routes between Finland and Sweden by various companies until the end of January 1993, when she was sold to…
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Sinking of the MS Estonia

1994 maritime disaster on Baltic Sea

MS Estonia, a cruiseferry built in 1980, sank on Wednesday, 28 September 1994, between about 00:50 and 01:50 (UTC+2) as the ship was crossing the Baltic Sea, en route from Tallinn, Estonia, to Stockholm, Sweden. The sinking was one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th…
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September 28

Day of the year

September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 94 days remain until the end of the year.
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