Today 20 years ago the Estonia was lost in the Baltic Sea. :(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Estonia
800+ people killed, including 500 Swedes. I remember that morning well. There had't been loss of Swedish life in a single day on that scale since I suppose the wars of old.
Just 10 years later another black day saw 500 Swedes killed. This time by the great tsunami in SE Asia. But that anniversary is a few months away.
20 years already, wow. :(
A terrible tragedy, one of which I have great sympathy for given the recent disaster here in Korea. :(
I had two friends on board. They showed up late and couldn't get cabins so they were napping in one of the upper decks, so they survived, both of them.
Quote from: The Brain on September 27, 2014, 06:30:46 PM
Today 20 years ago the Estonia was lost in the Baltic Sea. :(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Estonia
800+ people killed, including 500 Swedes. I remember that morning well. There had't been loss of Swedish life in a single day on that scale since I suppose the wars of old.
Just 10 years later another black day saw 500 Swedes killed. This time by the great tsunami in SE Asia. But that anniversary is a few months away.
I guess Swedes and water do not mix. At least in a year ending with 4. :ph34r: