The Estonia Tragedy.

I experienced something strange recently,as I suddenly began to think of the word: Estonia.

I was baffled at first,but I then remembered it.In the early hours on the 28th September 1994,the Estonia-a passenger ferry sank in a fierce storm in the Baltic Sea.Of a total of 989 passengers and crew,there were 852 fatalities.

It was a terrible tragedy,and an ugly disaster.Poor design,a lack of inactivity of the crew and poor equipment failures were responsible for the sinking.

It led to massive changes for safety at sea,as the loss of life was so appalling and shocking.