Estonia

Who is this?

Good morning. Do you speak Finnish?

Yes I do.

We have problem over here.

The ship has tilted quite heavily to the right.

About twenty to thirty degrees.

Could you come to our help and contact Viking Line too?

Viking Line is close by and they must have heard you by now.

What are your coordinates?

We have a blackout, we're not able to...

tell you that...

Okay, right, let's get to work.

Shall I wake up the captain?

Yes, of course.

Are you coming to our help?

Of course we are, but right now we need to establish your location.

This is the bridge.

The Estonia just called Mayday.

Okay.

Mariella ― Silja Europa.

Mariella ― Silja Europa.

Yes, this is Mariella.

Do you have visual contact with the Estonia?

No, I don't see anything, but they should be on our port side.

We have to try and find them.

It's a bit difficult

since they didn't give us any coordinates.

I'm giving you the coordinates now.

Okay, I'm listening.

59 degrees north latitude and 22 minutes.

59°22'. And longitude?

21°40' eastern.

21°40' eastern, okay.

Things are looking really bad over here.

Copy that. 21°40', was it?

You were saying...

Let's prepare for turning the ship.

Start turning.

We can't publish any footage containing victims.

That's enough.

Will you let me know when you see the bow?

Sure.

Cruise ferry Estonia's wreck has been located

and the first video shoot at the wreck has started this afternoon.

The beginning of the investigation has also been shadowed

by the Swedes' criticism toward the first steps the commission has taken.

The Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet is accusing

the commission's chairman Arnold Rooste

of rushing through the investigation.

The investigation has only just started...

What the hell is that?

Apparently it's about your "two weeks" comment.

What comment?

The Swedish newspapers quote you saying

that the investigation would be done in two weeks

and because of that they doubt your competence.

When did I ever say that? - At the press conference.

Probably you expressed yourself in a way

that could be interpreted in multiple ways.

Robot camera footage from the wreck, however, is hoped to shed some light

on the root causes of the accident...

It seems that we have at least something to show people

before two weeks are up.

...as the bow visor failed in the harsh weather

and water entered the ship through the broken visor.

Fine, but that's all I'm able to say at the moment.

Thank you. Thank you and goodbye.

Henri Peltonen.

I'm calling from the TT News Agency. We'd like you to...

We're in the middle of

an ongoing investigation. I can't give any statements.

I understand, but now the Germans...

I can't give an interview at this point.

We have information that Finnish

authorities modified the Estonia's bow.

We need a statement. When are you available for an interview?

Not right now. No, it's not possible.

Modification permit. Marine administration.

Thank you very much. Bye.

That journalist called you too?

He asked me where the modification permit for the bow structure is.

What modification permit? - That's what he asked me too.

While the Estonia was sailing under a Finnish flag

some changes were made to its bow.

Now the permit is missing. - Missing, how?

It can't be found, that's how.

I'll take care of that.

You can deal with the rescue services' radio traffic.

I don't know anything about that.

CHANGES TO THE BOW VISOR In Finland!!!

Eric listen...

Unbelievable...

Like this... Yes.

Can I make a request?

Yes, I guess you can.

I have a lot to do...

Could we start with the technical observations?

I think it's better if we start viewing all of this

from a psychological perspective.

It's very important that he can revisit

the events over and over and over again.

We can never disregard the human factor.

Therefore, I suggest

that we let him tell us what happened in chronological order.

I haven't really been able to sleep.

He's been having trouble sleeping.

I've tried to forget everything...

but it's hard.

It's hard to forget what happened.

The captain arrived and obviously took command.

The ship is now toward the Estonia.

There's some swaying on the car deck, but the situation is under control.

Mariella, this is Silja Europa.

Let's search the area.

Mariella ― Europa.

Can you see the ship from where you are?

No.

There's an echo, but it might be another ship further out.

She's probably adrift somewhere out there.

What's on the radar?

No sight of it anymore, Captain.

Maybe the new radar thinks it's an island.

Can you switch the old one on?

Sure.

Mariella, this is Silja Europa.

Mariella ― Europa. We're here now.

But it looks like the Estonia has capsized or sunk.

There are rafts, lamps everywhere.

We can't get any closer. The wind is too strong.

Silja Europa ― Helsinki Radio.

Helsinki ― Silja Europa.

Silja Europa's captain will be in charge of the accident scene.

Europa, out.

Mandelin.

The rescue operation is your responsibility.

I'll do what I can.

Shall we use the pilot's door?

No, it's too far down.

What about a rope ladder?

Won't work. Rope ladders are too short.

Let's just get out and try to find a solution.

Fasten your coat properly it's cold out there.

The ship should be able to protect us so that the waves won't be that hard.

It will help us on the other side.

Have you done this before?

No.

We should be able to get the lifeboat in the water

but climbing into it from the water might be impossible.

We'll think of something.

Alright.

We won't be able to lower a rope ladder.

The boats won't work in this weather, either.

There are more choppers on the way.

From Sweden too. We'll follow the situation from the deck.

Can we get any closer?

It'll do more harm than good. This is a big ship.

We might drift onto people.

There are people down there.

I can hear them screaming!

Then some crew members

came there.

Their names...

I can't remember their names now, but they had

experience in rescue missions, so it was decided that

we'd get him down there.

This man who works in the casino.

In your ship's casino? - Yes.