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What?

Is it just us?

What?!

Aren't there any others?

I can't hear you!

We're taking you to the hospital!

Were there any other family members with you on the ship?

Were you alone? Have you seen them?

Can you tell us what happened?

How did you survive?

What happened?

103 boarding passes have been checked

we learned about this just a moment ago.

The Estonia is jointly owned by

a Swedish shipyard and the republic of Estonia.

And out of all the 188 crew members

this many have now been checked 13 of them were Swedish...

Did you give us your personal information?

We need to double-check some things

before getting into what you remember.

Is that okay?

Hello?

Hi.

Can I talk to Ari, please? Is he there?

Just a moment.

This is Jenny. From...

You saved me from the raft.

Okay.

Sorry, but how did you get my number?

Do you know what happened to the little boy?

Listen.

I have no idea why the accident happened.

Yes.

I'm glad you're OK.

I just wanted to say...

Thank you.

Thank you.

I was just doing my job.

Hey, come on.

Pass me the ball, come on.

Looks great.

Henri.

Everybody's here.

Is everything okay?

What's the atmosphere like?

Unusually quiet.

How about you?

Raud promised to take my side.

And you trust him?

He promised.

Come on, let's see how it goes.

Okay.

The Government and I agree on this.

We see no reasons to halt this.

A delay would be expensive

and cause the families even more grief.

The families that I have talked to fear that the wreck will be looted.

That is all I have to say for now.

Right...

The experts claim that they can salvage the ship.

Technically, it's possible.

The tech exists.

They can tow, they can lift everything.

But despite that...

decision-makers are saying that they don't want to.

Why?

Why do they say that?

They were totally silent the first few days after the accident.

Don't you find that odd?

Yes?

But didn't the Prime Minister make a speech the day after the accident?

Yes, he did. He made a speech.

Absolutely.

Initially, they said they wanted to lift everything up.

The ship. Everything. It's doable.

Then they changed their minds and said something else.

First this, then that.

But can we really say that they were silent?

No, we can't, but...

We'll discuss that next week.

Class is over. Thank you for today.

As to the excursion tomorrow see you at eight o'clock sharp.

Don't forget to bring packed lunch.

Hi.

My mom said that you were on board the ship.

I'm sorry, but...

I have decided that I can't...

talk about it.

Don't you have gym class?

Thank you for today.

Yes... - You'll be late.

We got this from the German shipyard five minutes ago.

Preliminary report.

The theory proposed by the Commission

does not explain the accident.

If that theory were true the ship would not have sunk.

In other words

there is something else that has not been disclosed.

Are you okay?

Sorry.

I don't know why I'm reacting this way.

No need to apologise.

Why can't they just say what happened?

How hard can it be?

No one is saying anything.

You can wrap that around you tighter

yourself. Let's get you to the barracks.

Everything is alright now.

Here are some things from the choppers.

We don't know who they belonged to.

If anyone remembers something

Anna Göransson, teacher from Sweden.

Hi.

My name is Olli Falk. - Hi.

We're trying to get you a ride to the hospital in Turku.

They will want to ask you about what you remember.

I...

I don't know what I remember.

Just try to remember what you can.

I want to call my family.

Right now, we're collecting everyone's information.

We'll be updating the survivors' families.

But my husband doesn't know where I am.

Is there someone called Göransson here?

Kenneth Göransson?

Kenneth Göransson.

Is there a Kenneth Göransson here?

I... My name is Kenneth.

Listen...

My name is Kenneth. - I think this is your wife.

Are you up for talking?

It's Kenneth.

Hi, is that you Anna?

Hello?

Anna?

Anna?

There's no one there. - Yes yes...

Hello.

Anna...?

Anna...

Is that you...

Anna?

Hello?

I can talk to him. - Anna...

Olli Falk here.

I'm calling from the regiment at Utö island.

We have your wife here.

Anna Göransson.

We're calling to let you know

that she was on board the Estonia but she's alive.

She made it.

Physically, she's okay under the circumstances.

But I'm afraid she doesn't have the strength to talk right now.

I'll tell her that.

Honestly, I'm not sure

if the survivors are worse off than the families.

Our organization is talking

to lawyers from the International Support Group.

They're about to sue the shipyard and the classification society.

I know.

They approached us, too.

Shouldn't our organisations team up?

It would make us much stronger.

Honestly...

many in our organisation were on board the ship. Myself included.

Our families are still down there.

Okay, I think almost everyone's here.

Welcome.

Let's see...

Let's start with...

the first item on the agenda: insurance claims.

The insurance companies are reviewing a compensation plan

for survivors and families.

According to the list, that is roughly 2,300 people.

Excuse me...

Excuse me, but has anyone said anything about retrieving the bodies?

When will they take them out of the sea?

According to the authorities

that would be expensive.

And difficult.

Apparently, it is absolutely impossible to do that now.

So they're only talking about money now?

It's not just that.

According to the experts

that the bodies can't be retrieved after all this time.

They...

break.

I'm sorry...

but that's my wife you're talking about.

My wife is still down there in the wreck.

And so is my father-in-law.

Sorry, but it feels strange talking about fairness and compensation

when our losses are so very different.

I understand that.

I also think that we all understand why we're here.

I just have to say one thing.

I understand that the reluctance to salvage the Estonia

provokes very strong emotions in some of you.

I also know that some of you don't share that sentiment.

I should tell you that I'm taking part

in the discussions about how to proceed.

And...

We are looking for a respectful way to handle the deceased.

Our aim is to...

let the Estonia become a burial site.

What we're working on...

What all three countries are working towards

is to declare the Estonia a burial site as soon as possible.

But... Excuse me, Mikaela

but they also want to cover the wreck with concrete.

Yes. - It doesn't make sense.

I don't get it. How can anyone then examine it from the inside?

It's to protect the wreck

and a way to create a burial site.

The sea is a worthy burial site. - I don't give a fuck about that.

Sorry, but I don't give a fuck about history.

I want my wife to come home.

Let's all calm down a little.

One thing at a time.

The most important thing is that we are being listened to

and that this insurance claim is moving forward.

It is also a part of...

I can't let this go.

I want to know about those talks on recovering the bodies.

I want my wife.

It's as simple as that. I know that we're all different.

But I must be allowed to say how I feel.

But, Oscar...

If they were to salvage the Estonia

I think a lot of people would be very upset.

Handling the bodies in such an unworthy manner...

Unworthy manner?! - Yes, dead bodies being...

Yes. But it's my turn to talk now.

Mikaela, please.

Just one thing.

What I'm saying... No, I am not!

What do you mean? Be clear! - Yes! I'll say this...

What are you going to do if you don't find your wife?

If you don't find anyone down there?

Or just one?

Calm down!

Can I speak?!

I want to bring my wife home.

I don't give a fuck about anything else!

I want her home!

You're fucking telling me that my wife is going to be fish food!

Calm down!

Sorry, but nobody's listening to me!

Yesterday, the final report was published.

It points to a defect in the ship's bow visor

as a contributing cause of the disaster

which became fatal in the harsh weather.

Is the report telling the truth?

I dare say definitely not.

That is, however

one variation, how to describe events

which is certainly not the whole truth.

If I may just say this from the human side

I am very angry and upset

that other theories haven't found their place.

They assured me that

this report would contain a number of appendices.

But the appendix that I wrote, for example

about the Estonian crew's involvement in the accident

is not included at all.

And I have to say that it makes me very, very disappointed.

Many of us who were on that ship and survived

have been surprised by the fact that nobody cared what we had to say.

Not a single passenger has been interviewed

by the international investigation commission.

That didn't go too badly.

Well...

Wake up!

The phone has been ringing all day.

I took it off the hook.

How are you?

I don't want to talk about it.

It might help.

I don't want to talk about it.

Get up. - Go away.

Get up! - Get out!

Fine.

The Estonia's final accident report has aroused a lot of criticism.

According to major accident investigator

Pasi Toukola, the board's work

was delayed by changes to its line-up.

Toukola also criticizes the actions of the German shipyard

that built the Estonia, which have further delayed

the completion of the report.

According to accident investigator Henri...

Could you please turn that off?

criticism was expected but according

to him, the report provides an...

Thank you.

Unequivocal explanation...

Do you know if someone new is coming here?

No.

Just wondering why they want to get the

room empty so quickly if no one is coming.

Maybe they want to get rid of you now that everything has been cleared up.

What do you think?

You must have been following the investigation.

I've watched the news with my sister.

Do you think everything has been cleared up?

Well, it was on the news the evening after the accident.

They said it was the bow visor.

How long have you been investigating this now?

And now you're telling me the bow visor was to blame.

When...

they rescued me that morning

They flew me to the island.

No one asked me about my friends.

No one.

About those who didn't make it.

And Lina, who...

who didn't make it...

Lina, who...

didn't make it up the stairs.

My husband didn't ask me anything.

I...

I didn't talk about it, either.

I...

don't know why.

I was just trying to block it out.

I understand.

But how could I do that?

How could I try to forget something like that?

I don't think you're forgetting it deliberately.

I think it's a way for you to protect yourself

a way for you to go on.

They tried to identify people using their belongings.

So, I...

it was Lina's.

But I'm not sure.

It could have been someone else's.

What if...

What if...

there's someone they couldn't identify

Don't worry, Anna.

We're here now.

We're here now, and we remember.

Right?

Hello.

This disaster...

has affected us all

in different ways.

It's a collective trauma.

But at the same time, it is deeply personal.

Because each and every one of you has a unique experience.

For some of you, it has been difficult

to move forward with your mourning process.

That process has been interrupted by new information about the accident

raising new questions

and doubts.

Investigations and legal proceedings have followed one another.

I'd like to ask you something.

Is it true that it's peaceful and quiet in the eye of the storm?

It's been more quiet for a couple of days.

I don't know.

It's probably the same thing with the family members.

How come?

Whereas they were thinking about why they lost their loved ones

you're thinking why the investigation went the way it did.

And will continue doing so for quite some time, too.

You had three years to find causes.

But they're not explanations.

Some say that the families of the victims

will never have

a satisfactory explanation

to help you move forward in your mourning.

I'm an outsider.

And I have not experienced what you have had to go through.

I'm aware of that.

But I wonder...

if these wounds, perhaps, are not meant to heal.

So that an accident like this never happens again.

So that we will never forget

what happened here

on September 28, 1994.

I think...

that it is our obligation to not forget.

Not only for our loved ones and for the victims.

But for everyone.

For everyone.

To prevent this from ever happening again.

I bought something for us.

A cruise?

Yeah.

A gift cruise?

To Stockholm.

Thanks.