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  • An empty lifeboat from the ferry Estonia, which sank in a storm off southwest Finland early on Wednesday, floats in the Baltic sea September 28, 1994

    A Sea Story

    One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place a decade ago. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.