One of the worst maritime disasters ever has happened in the Baltic Sea. Estonia II: Everyone Shall Be Salvaged, television news
So water was coming in through the front of the boat, through the door? ibid. television news dude’s suggestion to crew member
With time it became clear that there was a shift from salvage to no salvage. ibid. Henrik S Jarrel, former Swedish MP
Meanwhile, the diving company Rockwater is examining the wreck of the Estonia. Rockwater will evacuate if it is possible to retrieve the deceased and salvage the wreck. ibid. commentary
Some of them still had lipstick on, still fresh as they were two months before. So one by one pass them down. ibid. diving dude
Our conclusion at the time was that a significant amount of the bodies could have been recovered. We pinpointed 125 victims which we documented in our reports … We considered it to be salvageable. ibid. salvage dude
The agreement prohibits all diving on the wreck of the Estonia. It will take effect from 1st of July 1995. ibid. caption
There must have been a hole in the ship. ibid. expert
The Estonia was no ordinary accident. It was a devastating disaster of unseen proportions that claimed many lives and left many devastated … There’s no room for suspicion or for hiding anything … The macabre idea was to cover the vessel. Estonia III: Something is Wrong, Lars Borgnas, journalist
It makes no sense to cover the vessel with concrete. ibid. Carl Eric Eriantamm
After massive protests from next of kin, the in situ burial of the Estonia is aborted in the summer of 1996. The law prohibiting diving near the wreck is upheld. ibid. caption
In November 1994 it was known that the bow visor had detached. Witnesses had seen that the bow visor was gone. ibid. Jaan Metsavver, accident investigation commission
This hole is probably the main cause of the sinking of the boat. ibid.
Interviewer: Who put the explosive there?
Investigator: I don’t know. ibid.
The Accident Investigation Commission claims there is no need for further investigation. The Commission maintains that the shipwreck was adequately investigated in 1994. ibid. captions
We found the hole … That’s all we need for an investigation. ibid. divers
The Estonia was used in a smuggling operation which brought vital secrets from Russia to the West. It was a combined operation involving MI6, Estonian Intelligence and Swedish Intelligence. There were clear and specific warnings from the Russians to the West. ibid. investigator
Tallinn-Stockholm: It was a very successful route which they used for a number of years. Estonia IV: Secrets at the Bottom of the Sea, investigator
The same day the Estonia sank rumours surfaced that it was being used to smuggle military equipment. ibid. Lars Angstrom, former Swedish MP
The military clearly used a civilian passenger ferry to transport military cargo. ibid. outraged politician
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There’s no reason to believe they attempted to transport anything. ibid. Inquiry dude’s findings
It must have been organised by the most secretive Swedish military intelligence … They are scared of what the truth might reveal. ibid. old dude
Four days after the disaster the first surveys of the wreck are made. ibid.
The first thing we need to find the truth is new dives. ibid. prosecutor
I want answers. I won’t rest till I have answers. Estonia V: The Dive, Harald Setsaas, next of kin
It’s hard to understand how the boat could have sunk without a hole in the hull to release the air pockets. ibid. Rolf Imstol, maritime casualty analyst and stability expert
The ship Fritz Reuter is on its way to examine the wreck of the Estonia. ibid.
The Turver was directly over the wreck of the Estonia. ibid. Henrik Evertson, journalist & director
We are starting the dive here … We’re 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
The Press Complaints Commission has now set up an investigation to investigate its original investigation. Dispatches: Tabloids’ Dirty Secret, 2011
BBC axe investigation into Sir Jimmy Savile and schoolgirls. Mirror online headline 8th January 2012
I am not now nor have I ever been an oil trader and neither has anyone on my behalf. I have never seen a barrel of oil, owned one, bought one, sold one, and neither has anyone on my behalf. George Galloway, before US Senate Sub-Committee investigating UN oil-for-food program May 2005
For a lawyer you’re remarkably cavalier with any idea of justice. ibid.
You introduced my name around the world without ever having asked me a single question. ibid.
Page 1: You assert that I have had many meetings with Saddam Hussein. This is false. I have had two meetings. ibid.
You assert that I was an outspoken supporter of the Hussein regime. This is false. ibid.
I do not own a company that’s been trading in Iraqi oil. ibid.
Now you have nothing on me, Senator, except my name on lists of names from Iraq, many of which have been drawn up after the installation of your puppet government in Iraq … [and] all stood up against the policy of sanctions and war which you vociferously prosecuted. ibid.
If you had any evidence that I had ever engaged in any actual oil transaction … it would be before the public and before this committee today. ibid.
The existence of forged documents implicating me in commercial activities with the Iraqi regime … were being circulated amongst right-wing newspapers. ibid.
In everything I said about Iraq I turned out to be right and you turned out to be wrong. ibid.
This is the mother of all smokescreens. ibid.
The real sanctions-busters were your own companies with the connivance of your own government. ibid.
No-one’s getting their pizza, are they. We’re shutting down. Close the place down. Collateral I, rozzer Kip, BBC 2018
It’s not a paperwork kind of place. ibid. Mikey to rozzer Kip
Why didn’t they kill him on the way in. Why did they wait till he was on his way out? ibid. Reporter
There’s nothing random about it. ibid. forensics
But what I didn’t say is I thought it was a woman. ibid. witness Linh
With MI5 it’s always one way. ibid. head rozzer
We’re not guards, we’re custody officers. Collateral II, two sisters arrive at immigration centre
I felt responsible for what happened in Helmand … My best friend was blown up in front of her eyes. I picked up the pieces. Bits of her all over the ground. ibid. assassin Sandrine
I’ve got Mikey downstairs. He’s running a nice little drug distribution business. ibid. rozzer Nathan
He knew something. Had had papers. Papers he found at sea. ibid. Abdullah’s sister to rozzer Kip & MI5 prig
The grand. Where is it? … The Iraqi was taken out cleanly. It was properly planned … Where are the police in all this? … I expect military standards. Collateral III, head of Pimlico Travel
We really are turning into a nasty little country. ibid. David Mars MP
I’m going to take Elfie away if this happens again. ibid. David to Karen
Abdullah knew who the boss was. He wanted to make a deal. ibid. sister to Kip
It interests me why you’ve been protecting these bastards. Collateral IV, Pip to MI5
The trouble is, Tim, I believe every word she said. ibid. wife
War has entered the blood. ibid. Sandrine
The boss of the smugglers is ex-military. ibid. Monique to Pip & Nathan
I’m ashamed. Now I’m looking for honour. ibid. Sandrine