We are starting the dive here … We are going down to about 70 metres depth … It seems like it’s listing … ibid.
Estonia rests on a thick layer of soft clay. The wreck may therefore budge. ibid. captions
1996: 10,000 tons of sand and rubble are dumped around the wreck of Estonia. ibid.
It’s totally pushed in here. We’re looking into the boat … That looks like something that’s been done with a huge amount of force ... ibid. sub dive camera feeding dude & Evertson aboard Turver
Very soon after that the vessel turned abruptly to the starboard side. ibid. maritime dude
At 6.05 p.m. on 6th March 1987 the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry left the port of Zeebrugge. Half an hour later it was on its side, the passengers fighting for their lives. 193 people died. It was Britain’s worst peace-time shipping disaster since the Titanic and it was caused by a series of catastrophic errors. Why Ships Sink: The Zeebrugge Disaster, Channel 5 2022
The accident happened so fast the ship wasn’t able to issue a Mayday. ibid.
‘Why were the doors not closed? … The assistant Boson responsible … slept through the alarm to say that the ship was sailing.’ ibid.
It’s the last night of 1953; Britain is under attack. From the Shetlands to the Thames Estuary few are spared the impact of an enormous storm bearing down on Britain. This vast storm is the engine behind a national disaster. The Great Flood of ’53, Channel 5 2023
Off the north coast of Scotland a powerful storm pushes south. ibid.
Princess Victoria ferry: Lifeboats and survivors float in the sea for hours … The greatest loss of life in British waters since World War II. ibid.