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ZERO HOUR SERIES 2
The capture of Saddam
Timeline
Saddam's who's who list
Bush's who's who list
Photo gallery 1
Photo Gallery 2
Section 1.6
Section 1.7
Section 1.8
Section 1.9
Section 1.10
Killing the Cocaine King
Timeline
Section 2.2
Section 2.3
Section 2.4
Section 2.5
Section 2.6
Section 2.7
Section 2.8
Section 2.9
Section 2.10
The Bali Bombing
Timeline
Photo Gallery 1
Photo Gallery 2
Photo Gallery 3
Photo Gallery 4
Section 3.6
Section 3.7
Section 3.8
Section 3.9
Section 3.10
Oklahoma City Bombing
Timeline
Photo Gallery 1
Photo Gallery 2
Photo Gallery 3
Photo Gallery 4
Photo Gallery 5
Section 4.7
Section 4.8
Section 4.9
Section 4.10
Sinking of the Estonia
Timeline
Section 5.2
Section 5.3
Section 5.4
Section 5.5
Section 5.6
Section 5.7
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Section 5.10
The Plot to Kill a Pope
Timeline
Section 6.2
Section 6.3
Section 6.4
Section 6.5
Section 6.6
Section 6.7
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Section 6.10
Section 7
Section 7.1
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Section 8
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Section 9
Section 9.1
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Section 10
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Section 11
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Section 12
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Section 13
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Section 14
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Section 17
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Section 21
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ZERO HOUR SERIES 1
Columbine High School massacre
Timeline
Section 22.2
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The Chernobyl disaster
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Section 23.2
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Tokyo's Sarin gas attack
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Section 24.2
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9/11
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Section 25.2
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Section 26
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Section 27
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Section 28
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Section 30
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Section 31
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Section 32.10
THE SINKING OF THE ESTONIA


00:48-01:48 - 27 September 1994

On 27 September 1994, the car ferry Estonia departed from the Estonian capital of Tallin at 19.00 with 989 people on board heading for Stockholm. She never arrived. Six hours into the stormy crossing, the 15,000 ton ship sent out a desparate Mayday call. 28-minutes later, she had sunk to the bottom of the Baltic Sea, claiming the lives of 852 passengers and crew. It was Europe's worst post-war maritime disaster.

The Estonian was half full with nearly 1,000 people on board. (Scene from Zero Hour).
The Estonian was half
full with nearly 1,000
people on board.
Captain Anderson was the Estonia's captain since day one. (Scene from Zero Hour).
Captain Anderson
was the Estonia's
captain since day one.
The 150 metre long Estonia left the Estonian capital Tallin and sailed into a raging Baltic Sea. Unlike the other car ferries on the route, the Estonia ran at full speed into waves more than 15 meters tall. Six hours into the voyage, she sank to a depth of more than 75 metres. The first sign of danger was the sound of metal scraping against metal.

The sound was caused by the weakly constructed locks on the bow visor breaking under the strain of the waves. The visor eventually broke off of the ship, uncovering the opening to the car deck behind. Water rushed in and destabilised the ship, starting a catastrophic chain of events that brought the ship down. Without warning, the vessel lurched some 20 degrees to starboard, and would continue to tilt to 90 degrees.

Passengers were in danger of getting crushed under falling equipment. At such an angle, it was all but impossible to move around. Those who were going to survive had already reached the deck. Tragically, by then most of the lifeboats could not be released due to sideways tilt of the ship. Soon, the ferry slipped beneath the waves into a watery grave.


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