In one of the deadliest maritime disasters in European history, the MS Estonia sank during a brutal Baltic Sea storm, killing 852 people. The cause? A catastrophic failure of the ship’s bow ramp - ...

Maritime safety regulations are often shaped by hard lessons. Few accidents demonstrate this more clearly than the loss of ...

Sept. 28 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 490 B.C., the Greeks defeated the Persians at Marathon. A Greek soldier named Phidippides ran more than 26 miles to tell Athenians of the victory and died ...

STOCKHOLM, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The case against two film makers charged with disturbing the wreck of the ferry Estonia, which sank in 1994 with the loss of 852 lives, was dismissed on Monday by a ...

Survivors and relatives of those who died in the Estonia ferry disaster called Saturday for a fresh inquiry into what happened, at memorial ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the incident.

Survivors and families of the victims of the 1994 Estonia ferry disaster that claimed 852 lives hope the shipbuilder and certification agency will finally be held accountable when a French court hears ...