Research Study of Sinking Sequence of MV Estonia Mile ... - TUHH

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Name P35 P1 P1 P5 P9 P9
Source SPF SPF SPF SPF SPF SPF
Date 11. Oct. 1994 28.09.1994 03.10.1994 29.09.1994 01.10.1994 01.10.1994
PAX / Crew P P P P P P
Cabin 1007 4319 4319 6129 5128 5128
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he was in
Karaoke-Bar,
storm was heavy,
glasses fell, then
a heavy heel to
Starboard came,
was going to
sleep, heard a
forcibly crack, the
ferry started to
heel
he went to the
deck with the life
rafts, list was 90°,
he jumped in a life
boat an them in a
life raft, short aft
the list the lights
went out,
emergency light
went out, he
thought that it took
35 min form the
crack to his jump
into the water
knows the time of
met. crack not
exactly, supposes
5 or 10 min past
one o'clock
two heavy roll
motions, then a
list to STB started,
things fell off the
table, chair, table,
things slid in front
of the cabin door
an blocked it
internally, she
throw the thing in
the toilet and
stepped out the
cabin, on the way
to deck 7 she
heard an
announcement by
a woman
"Mayday",
reached deck 7,
got a life vest,
afoul in a rope of
a life raft, climbed
in it
first sound was
like a car, 30 to 60
sec later there
was a small
metallic bang, 40
to 50 sec later a
strong metallic
bang was heard,
1-2 min later the
engine stopped 1-
2 later a list to
STB started,
about 20°, list
increased
stepwise, outside
deck 7 he tried to
loosening a life
raft, inflated it,
climbed in and slid
on the ship's side
into the water,
light were on to a
list of about 90°,
flickered and went
out
hard wave
impacts, unusual
sound, engines
stopped
outside he heard
"alarm you can’t
not hear"