The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed New investigation: Estonia ferry disaster not caused by explosion The sinking of the Estonia ferry that killed hundreds of people wasn't caused by an explosion, a new investigation has found. https://www.thelocal.se/20230123/new-investigation-estonia-ferry-disaster-not-caused-by-explosion Mon, 23 Jan 2023 16:15:05 +0100 new-investigation-estonia-ferry-disaster-not-caused-by-explosion Swedish filmmakers face retrial after appeals court throws out verdict A Swedish appeals court has thrown out a lower court's acquittal of two documentary filmmakers accused of violating the sanctity of the wreck of the Estonia ferry. https://www.thelocal.se/20220215/swedish-filmmakers-face-retrial-after-appeals-court-throws-out-verdict Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:13:54 +0100 swedish-filmmakers-face-retrial-after-appeals-court-throws-out-verdict Sweden begins new probe of 1994 ferry wreck after documentary sparks questions Sweden and Estonia have begun re-examining the wreck of the MS Estonia ferry that sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994, after a documentary questioned the findings of an official investigation into the tragedy. https://www.thelocal.se/20210708/sweden-begins-new-probe-of-1994-ferry-wreck-after-documentary-sparks-questions Thu, 08 Jul 2021 14:13:08 +0200 sweden-begins-new-probe-of-1994-ferry-wreck-after-documentary-sparks-questions Swedish court clears filmmakers over filming Estonia wreck Two Swedish filmmakers have been found not guilty of violating the sanctity of the wreck of the Estonia ferry, which sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994, killing 852 people in one of the 20th century's worst maritime disasters. https://www.thelocal.se/20210208/swedish-court-clears-filmmakers-over-filming-estonia-wreck Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:00:07 +0100 swedish-court-clears-filmmakers-over-filming-estonia-wreck Sweden to lift ban on surveying Estonia ferry wreck after 25 years Sweden said on Friday that it would seek to change the law to allow inspections of the wreck of the Estonia ferry, which sank in 1994, killing 852 people in one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century. https://www.thelocal.se/20201218/sweden-to-lift-ban-on-surveying-estonia-ferry-wreck-after-25-years Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:23:52 +0100 sweden-to-lift-ban-on-surveying-estonia-ferry-wreck-after-25-years Estonian PM calls for new investigation into Baltic ferry disaster A new inquiry could soon be launched into Europe's worst peacetime shipping disaster, the sinking of a ferry en route from Tallinn to Stockholm in 1994. https://www.thelocal.se/20201006/estonian-pm-calls-for-new-investigation-into-ferry-disaster Tue, 06 Oct 2020 19:06:52 +0200 estonian-pm-calls-for-new-investigation-into-ferry-disaster MS Estonia disaster: Hole discovered in hull of ferry that claimed 852 lives Swedish, Finnish and Estonian leaders have agreed to examine evidence from a new documentary that questions the official explanation of how 852 died in a 1994 ferry disaster in the Baltic Sea. https://www.thelocal.se/20200929/ms-estonia-disaster-hole-discovered-in-hull-of-ferry-that-claimed-852-lives Tue, 29 Sep 2020 09:49:50 +0200 ms-estonia-disaster-hole-discovered-in-hull-of-ferry-that-claimed-852-lives Eerie reminder of Baltic maritime disaster washes ashore More than two decades after the sinking of MS Estonia, which claimed the lives of 852 people, a life buoy believed to be from the shipwreck has been found. https://www.thelocal.se/20171012/eerie-reminder-of-baltic-maritime-disaster-estonia-washes-ashore Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:20:19 +0200 eerie-reminder-of-baltic-maritime-disaster-estonia-washes-ashore