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

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Witness 42 43 43 44 46 51
Name P33 P44 P44 P7 C15 P66
Source SPF SPF GGE SPF GGE SPF
Date 01. Oct 94 01. Oct 94 08. Aug 96 03. Oct 94 09. Aug 96 30. Sep 94
PAX / Crew P P, lorry driver C P
Cabin 4405 4214 1094
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was in his cabin
preparing for bed,
leaving the
bathroom he
recognized an
abnormal list, the
vessel didn’t
upright again, he
could see the sea
out of his cabin
window, he left his
cabin, the list was
so heavy that one
has to lean
against the wall
for walking, saw
persons sliding
down the lobby,
he followed the
green exit/
emergency exit
signs, climbed
stairs up, finally
he reached deck 7
outside, on his
way up he saw no
water in the ship,
he was not in
panic, but scared
by the list of the
vessel so heavy
that the wall is
now the floor, put
a life vest on,
there was a bang
probable from a
wave, loosing his
balance by the
bang and fell into
the water
at the beginning
of the sinking he
was in his cabin,
an inside cabin
without window,
he heard several
bangs and one
loud bang like
cutting in strong
steel, he
recognized that
something is
unusual and he
wanted to leave
the cabin on his
way from the bed
to the cabin door
the ferry heeled
when opening the
cabin door nearly
every door on the
corridor opens,
engine sound
were heard, lights
on, he pulled
himself at the
balustrade up to
deck 7, he put a
life vest on
23:45pm he went
to bed,
Immediately he
heard a metallic
knocking sound,
finally he powerful
metallic blow, he
left immediately
his cabin in
underwear and
being on the
corridor the list
began
was in Karaoke
bar
went back to her
cabin
list to STB
people had to try
hard to come to
the upper deck,
she had to hold
herself tight to the
balustrade, list
increased again
and the increasing
of the list
accelerated
talked to Peter
Järvinen about the
weather, chips
were jumping out
of their places,
she left the casino
5 min after the list
together with
Peter Järvinen,
just after the first
list the ship
became silent and
stopped fully
all of a sudden
heard two strong
unusual sounds
like scratching,
coming from
below, he left his
cabin and saw on
the corridor a
"small
vattensträng" a
small rill, ferry had
a small list, he
was not sure
whether a list or
motion due to
seastate, went
upstairs told two
crew members
about the rill went
outside,
distributed life
vests and tried
later to loosen a
life boat but didn't
manage, went to a
life raft but this
was not inflated
and he saw other
inflated rafts so he
jumped into the
water