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In the News (Mon 13 Feb 12)

  
  MS Estonia - ferry disaster, Baltic, Titanic
Among those making their way onto the building-sized Estonia: 56 retirees on a group excursion, 21 teenagers from a Bible school and most of the city council from the Estonian town of Võru.
Estonia," says a worried but steady voice, which is heard by other ships in the area.
The Estonia eventually settles 70 meters on the sea floor.
www.balticsww.com /news/features/msestonia.htm   (0 words)

  
  Estonia disaster   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The MS Estonia was a passenger ferry built in 1979 in Germany owned by Swedish-Estonian ship company Nordström & Thulin which sank on 28 September 1994 on route from Tallinn, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden carrying 989 people, including passengers and crew.
She was expected to arrive in Stockholm at about 09:30 AM, but a few minutes past 01:00, in the outskirts of Turku archipelago the bow visor was torn of the ship by the pressure of the waves and water accumulated in the car deck.
The Viking Line passenger ferry MS Mariella that was hurrying to the place of the accident had the last radar observation of Estonia at 02:04.
www.usapedia.com /e/estonia-disaster.html   (327 words)

  
 Ms estonia
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www.estonia-facts.com /Dances-Estonia/ms-estonia.html   (150 words)

  
 Ms Estonia
MS Estonia united two nations, for on the other side of the Baltic an enormous enthusiasm was awakened among Swedes to make a round voyage to Tallinn passing two glorious night on the Estonia, with alcoholic beverages breaking down all barriers between themselves and the Estonians.
MS Estonia crossed the Baltic Sea four times a week and was the jewel of the harbour.
Although the true cause of the accident may never be found, it may be ascertained that the dismembered bow-door was the beginning of the end (MS Estonia was a so-called 'roll-on roll-off' ferry).
www.nicodebeer.nl /eng/a_passage_to_Sweden/Ms_Estonia.php   (0 words)

  
 EZGeography - M/S Estonia
The M/S Estonia was a car and passenger ferry built in 1979 in Germany.
The weather was rough, with a wind of 20–25 m/s (45–55 mph) and waves of 6–10 meters (20–30 feet).
Mayday was communicated by the ship crew at 01:22, but did not follow international formats, which delayed the rescue operation somewhat, as she could not give her position.
www.ezgeography.com /encyclopedia/MS_Estonia   (1373 words)

  
 MS Estonia - ferry disaster, Baltic, Titanic
Among those making their way onto the building-sized Estonia: 56 retirees on a group excursion, 21 teenagers from a Bible school and most of the city council from the Estonian town of Võru.
Like an enormous whale with its mouth open wide, the Estonia now lunges straight into the waves as if it were trying to swallow the sea in one or two terrific gulps.
Estonia," says a worried but steady voice, which is heard by other ships in the area.
www.balticsworldwide.com /news/features/msestonia.htm   (3778 words)

  
 info: MS_Estonia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The M/S Estonia was a car and passenger ferry built in 1979 at the German shipyard Meyer Werft in Papenburg.
The weather was rough, with a wind of 15 to 20 m/s and a significant wave height of 3 to 4 meters
MV ESTONIA - final reportFinal report on the capsizing on 28 September 1994 in the baltic sea of the ro-ro passanger vessel...
www.napoli-pizza.net /MS_Estonia.html   (3285 words)

  
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We, the women of Estonia, who four years ago, together with our husbands and children, regained our freedom and restored our independence, are certainly a remarkable example for many women who still struggle for the freedom of their native lands.
Estonia recognises the universality of human rights and all these rights are guaranteed in the constitution.
The sexual education of the whole population leaves much to be desired resulting in sexual dissatisfaction between the partners, in health disorders, unwanted pregnancies and frequent abortions.
www.un.org /esa/gopher-data/conf/fwcw/conf/gov/950911170247.txt   (1487 words)

  
 Allt om MS Estonia som sjönk 28 september 1994
Estonias stora bildäck klarade högst av att det kom in 30 centimeter vatten innan hon började kantra.
När Estonia lämnade Tallin var vinden 8 m/s.
Klockan 19.00 regnade det och vinden var stark, 20-25 m/s.
www.titanicnorden.com /skepp/estonia.html   (1596 words)

  
 M/S Estonia - The Jiggies Reference Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The M/S Estonia was a car and passenger ferry built in 1979 in Germany, owned by the Swedish-Estonian shipping company EstLine.
The Estonia disaster occurred on September 18 at about 01:00 to 02:04 (UTC+1) enroute from Tallinn, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden carrying 996 people, passengers and crew.
M/S Estonia was expected to arrive in Stockholm at about 09:30 AM, but a few minutes past 01:00, in the outskirts of Turku archipelago the bow visor was torn off the ship by the pressure of the waves and water accumulated in the car deck.
www.jiggies.com /reference/MS_Estonia   (745 words)

  
 Estonia ferry - MS Estonia
The haunting memory is constant inspiration for those working on the Regina Baltica, brought in to replace the Estonia.
The fatal moment on the Estonia occurred at the half-way point in its 350 kilometer journey to Stockholm when storm-driven waves ripped off the 56-ton bow door.
The shipbuilder countered that poor maintenance of the locks was the cause, then claimed it might have been a bomb.
www.balticsww.com /ferrysafety.htm   (0 words)

  
 M/S Estonia Information
The M/S Estonia was a RORO car and passenger ferry built in 1979 at the German shipyard Meyer Werft in Papenburg.
The Estonia disaster occurred on September 28, 1994 at about 00:55 to 01:50 (UTC+2) en route from Tallinn, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden carrying 989 passengers and crew.
The weather was rough, with a wind of 20 to 25 m/s (45 to 55 mph) and waves of 6 to 10 meters (20 to 33 ft).
www.bookrags.com /MS_Estonia   (2286 words)

  
 M/S Estonia - Definition, explanation
The M/S Estonia was a RORO car and passenger ferry built in 1979 in Germany.
Mayday was communicated by the ship crew at 01:22, but did not follow international formats and was said in Finnish, which delayed the rescue operation somewhat, as she could not give her position.
In the end, a treaty (Estonia Agreement 1995) between Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Denmark, Russia and, strangely (as it is not a Baltic state), Britain, declared sanctity over the site, prohibiting its citizens from even approaching the wreck.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/m_/m_s_estonia.php   (1670 words)

  
 ms estonia links and more information on ms estonia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
One of the survivors from another ship-tragedy, MS Estonia, tells you how it feels being on board a...
A survivor's story from MS Estonia On a cold night in september the "Estonia" a 20.300 ton...
Slik var det på MS Estonia En kald september kveld i 1994 forlot "MS Estonia" Tallinn med destinasjon...
www.tocuracao.com /ms+estonia.html   (261 words)

  
 Estonian Geography - NCBuy Country Reference for Estonia
Between 57.3 and 59.5 latitude and 21.5 and 28.1 longitude, Estonia lies on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea on the level northwestern part of the rising East European platform.
Estonia boasts more than 1,500 lakes, numerous bogs, and 3,794 km of coastline marked by numerous bays, straits, and inlets.
Estonia's strategic location has precipitated many wars that were fought on its territory between other rival powers at its expense.
www.ncbuy.com /reference/country/backgrounds.html?code=en&sec=backgeography   (164 words)

  
 Jay.no - I lyset av MS Estonia
For det første vi bli flinkere til å være NÆR mennesker som bærer på noe sånt.
Og en ting er sikkert: Er det noe en slik katastrofe som det Estonia var, kan gi oss, er det perspektiver.
Og det er et kjent faktum, at dersom jeg vil se et annet resultat i år enn ifjor, jeg gjøre noe annet i år enn i fjor.
www.jay.no /index.cgi?art=248   (848 words)

  
 YouTube - MS Estonia Estline Ferry
Sweden and Estonia had officially declared, that some Soviet military stuff was sent to western countries more than once.
Short parts from original footage of the Estonia Ferry shortly before it sank in the Baltic Sea in the 28th of september 1994.
Putin confession Estonia Esstonia Ansip Anssip Russia naši
www.youtube.com /watch?v=wU7vkCtofM0   (0 words)

  
 UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Estonia 21 January 1992 E/1990/5/Add.51 (E/C.12/2002/SR.41-43) Due on...
Most of these children were trafficked from Estonia with one from Moldova and one from Vietnam.
Sweden: Right of residence, employment, access to social programs (health care, education and housing) and citizenship for citizens of the 10 new European Union (EU) countries; whether citizens of the new EU countries can continue to file refugee claims/asylum applications in Sweden (2005)
www.unhcr.org /cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home?id=search&results=refworld&sort=fulldate&skip=70&query=estonia   (345 words)

  
 Brief Review of Cultural, Educational and Sports Exchanges between China and Estonia in 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 2002, China and Estonia maintain momentum of good cooperation and friendly exchange in the fields of culture, education, media and sports.
On November 15-30, 2002, the Chinese Traditional Painting Exhibition was held in the National Library of Estonia.
Cong Jun, Ambassador of China and H.E. Margus Allikmaa, Minister of Culture of Estonia attended the opening ceremony on 15 Nov. 2002.
www.fmprc.gov.cn /ce/ceee/eng/kjwh/t110349.htm   (415 words)

  
 Den Oberoende Faktagruppens Estoniarapporter
Det Internationella MS Estonia Seminariet, Stockholm 29-30 maj 2000
I denna analys visar Den Oberoende Faktagruppen att videofilmer tagna av JAIC 1994 och 1996 (vid oljesaneringen) av M/S Estonias vrak avslöjar, bland annat, att omfattande undervattensaktiviterer har pågått efter december 1994 och före sommaren 1996.
I denna rapport visar Den Oberoende Faktagruppen för första gången videobilder tagna på MS Estonias bildäck som utan tvekan visar att någon efter förlisningen, när fartyget ligger på havsbotten, sprängt i området direkt i anslutning till infästningarna till den hydraulik som reglerar visir och ramp inne på bildäcket.
www.factgroup.nu /est/reportsse.html   (1505 words)

  
 recordonline.com - SEPTEMBER SONG OF SORROW PAIR PAINED BY NEWS OF FERRY SINKING
Estonia was just getting out from under the political thumb of Soviet rule.
The MS Estonia departed to finish the two-day cruise without them.
The MS Estonia had sunk in the stormy Baltic Sea shortly before 2 a.m.
www.recordonline.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070115/NEWS/70115761/-1/NEWS271994   (792 words)

  
 Estonia
IBBY Estonia is a non-profit organization with 33 individual and 5 organizational members.
Sometimes IBBY Estonia receives project-based grants from the Estonian Cultural Endowment and the Ministry of Culture.
The Section is one of the organizers of the Tallinn Illustrations Triennial “The Power of Pictures”, a contest exhibition for children’s book illustrators from the Baltic Sea region (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Russia, Poland, Finland, Norway and Denmark).
www.ibby.org /index.php?id=419&L=0.html   (394 words)

  
 MS Estonia
I was one of crewmembers in the small group who took with captain Andersson MS Estonia under the Estonian flag in Finland in Turku dockyard.
Regretfully there are only few of us alive from this very first MS Estonia crew.
The night of 28-th of September in 1994 was the last for the 852 people and former Estonia’s flagship is resting on the bottom of the sea.
members.tripod.com /~pupart/MSEstoniaing.htm   (0 words)

  
 Call Estonia - How to Call Estonia
Calls to Estonia require the country dialing code (372) and the appropriate city dialing code.
This is a very popular way to make low cost calls to Estonia because it offers very high quality connections and can be used from any kind of phone (home, business, cell or VoIP) without changing companies.
This is a good option if you stay in one location and want to make international calls to Estonia and other locations.
www.smartglobalcall.com /call_estonia.html   (425 words)

  
 A survivor's story from MS Estonia
On a cold night in september the "Estonia" a 20.300 ton passenger vessel left the port of Tallinn enroute for Stockholm.
917 people went down with the MS Estonia, 137 survived and she sank in less than 25 minutes because of a fault in the locks of the bowport.
The final report on the loss of the MS Estonia has recently been released for public viewing, but gives no answers to the many questions.
www.varsi.net /english/estonia1.shtml   (0 words)

  
 MV ESTONIA - final report
Pursuant to an agreement concluded between Estonia, Finland and Sweden a "Joint Accident Investigation Commission" for the investigation of the capsizing of the passenger vessel MV ESTONIA on 28 September 1994 was set up on 29 September 1994, in accordance with a decision taken by the prime ministers of the three countries.
The Commission consists of three members from each state and is chaired by one of the members from Estonia, the flag state of MV ESTONIA.
The Joint Accident Investigation Commission has concluded its investigation of the foundering of the MV ESTONIA, a disaster that has taken the greatest toll of human life in the Baltic Sea in times of peace.
www.onnettomuustutkinta.fi /estonia   (0 words)

  
 www.pray.ms - Pray Today, Pray For Today
International Business Times Several dozen Somali immigrants have quit their jobs at the Swift Co. meatpacking plant here because their Muslim prayer times werent accommodated.
Estonia opens synagogue for first time since nazi era
The Independent Estonias last synagogue was wiped out in 1944 amid fierce gunfire and overhead air raids as Nazi troops fled the Red Armys advance.
www.pray.ms   (0 words)

  
 Our Countries - Baltikum / Estonia - Lehnert & co Logistics - specializing in Eastern European transports
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For all English inquiries please contact Mike Jedig Tel.
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