MS Estonia

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

MS Estonia

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

7921033

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Flag

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Vessel type

Ro-ro ship

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

21,794

Length overall

157 m

Beam

24.2 m

Year built

1980

Passengers (maximum)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q828458. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.2,000

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About MS Estonia

MS Estonia was a car-passenger ferry built in 1980 for the Finnish shipping company Rederi Ab Sally by Meyer Werft, in Papenburg, West Germany. She was deployed on ferry routes between Finland and Sweden by various companies (first Viking Line, then EffJohn) until the end of January 1993, when she was sold to Nordström & Thulin for use on Estline's Tallinn–Stockholm route. The ship's sinking on 28 September 1994, in the Baltic Sea between Sweden, Finland and Estonia, was one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters of the 20th century, claiming 852 lives. An official inquiry found that failure of the locks on the bow visor allowed water to flood the car deck and quickly capsize the ship. The report also noted a lack of crew action. A 2023 investigation noted additional construction flaws in the bow visor.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MS Estonia now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MS Estonia in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is MS Estonia?

MS Estonia is a ro-ro ship, built in 1980 by Meyer Werft. The vessel is 157 m long with a beam of 24.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 21,794.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MS Estonia?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MS Estonia from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for MS Estonia. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Sister ships

Ships of the same class, ferry (source: Wikidata).

• AmmianaIMO 8138023Ferry · built 1964 · 295 GT