She was the prettiest ship on the Baltic. Sailed on her many times. (also on Estonia, when she was still Viking Sally. Also built in Papenburg). Silja Tallink's new ships are boring, cookie-cutter like tha Amorella/Isabella/Gabriella. Now Viking Glory is the best ship on the Finland-Sweden routes. Serenade and Symphony are old and tired.
Its intresting how modern looking she is considering the ship is 32 years old. Also, a Cruse ferry is not a cheaper version of a cruse ship. A cruse ferry is really closer to a ocean liner
Incredibly stupid engineering to design the bow like that. The bow is supposed to be the strongest part of the ship and they built it to be held on by a couple of brittle hinges.
Sais kesäkuukausina ja loma-aikoina olla Saksa-Suomi linjalla. Kyllä Finnlinesin laivatkin hyviä on mutta Siljan laivalla olis enemmän tekemistä ja tilaa.
My father almost had bough a ticket onto that faithfully voyage. Unluckily/luckily some work needed his attention that day, so he didn't go. Two of his friends weren't as lucky. They both died in the disaster. May you rest easy.
I was on another viking line vessel during a storm in the baltic sea 1980. It was impossible to move around and the best thing was to stay in the cabin. I still remember how water flooded the stairways mixed with human throw ups. They had sealed whit firedoors but still enormous amount of water poured in. Later on i saw that this ferry had the same bow construction as Estonia and that was kind of chilling. But that's life. Luck and unluck. It's like flipping a coin sometimes. We never forget the souls lost on Estonia.
A real disaster and Sweden's right-wing government between the years 1991-94 and the Western Alliance is to blame for the catastrophe after smuggling military equipment out from Russia after the end of the Cold War.
The age of when computers and sensors replaced human eyes. Had they not made this ship relying on a control board with sensors for the car loader and bow hatch. And the bridge could see the bow or had an officer post at the bow . The Estonia would still be above the waves. God bless those who rest below the waves.
É muito triste saber que tantas almas perderam a vida e que não tiveram a mínima chance de salvar-se Pois foi tudo tão rápido... eu consigo imaginar o horror o desespero e a aflição de todas estas pessoas, é algo que nos comove demasiado.
I think i have been in the ship when it was wasa king, i have some photos from the trip vaasa-uumaja-vaasa. It was my first ship trip. I was about 11 years and its scary thinking of it
Absolutely beautiful piece of work - thank you for this but unfortunately stimulation at the end is not showing the actual cause of Estonia sinking. In order for vessel this huge to sink this quick air must be rapidly replaced by water, damaged bow wiser is not and has never been reason for this awful disaster. Seeing her makes it unbelievable that she is laying at the bottom of Baltic Sea for last 27 years. RIP ESTONIA 🖤💔🖤💔🖤💔
