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I just watched this as I've been watching the Zero Hour series recently and another shocking disaster that shouldn't have really happened.
I recall parts of it but I did a little reading on it such as wiki etc and didn't know that out of the 989, only 137 survived and 852 died. It could also have held up to 2,000 passengers so was only at half capacity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Estonia
I then found this page! If you can read it without distractions and like reading then I suggest you read it as you will be absorbed I'm sure.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/05/a-sea-story/302940/
You can also click on the survivors on the website below and read some of their accounts and again, it's absorbing reading.
http://estonia94.blogspot.it/
I can't imagine what it must be like to be in a situation like that and whether I'd survive or not. It was mostly young lads who survived the Estonia due to the way it listed so quickly. I certainly wouldn't be one of the ones who freeze with fear and I'd like to think I'd still be able to think about what I feel is the best thing to do to escape.
There's been other ship disasters such as the Zeebrugge, Costa Concordia but it's planes that would be my main concern. I guess I've watched far too many Mayday programs that when I get on a plane I'm wondering what every f***ing noise, vibration etc could possibly be!
I know some of survivors survive purely by luck of where they are at a particular time but some will survive by their instinct. Do you think you have that survival instinct?
Has anyone been in any disaster/incident that claimed lives? I couldn't imagine the memories of such an event being with you for the rest of your life. It's bad enough with trivial things in life that were shit being etched permanently in your mind but something like that must be unbearable, especially just after it.
These are the rest of the Zero Hour documentaries and some are interesting to watch. I just watched the Space Shuttle Columbia one and I was shaking my head in disbelief as to what happened!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgEBvUd72xo&list=PLOSUbOXToHM2d_WY8ffm7DVKRFWTQ547J
I recall parts of it but I did a little reading on it such as wiki etc and didn't know that out of the 989, only 137 survived and 852 died. It could also have held up to 2,000 passengers so was only at half capacity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Estonia
I then found this page! If you can read it without distractions and like reading then I suggest you read it as you will be absorbed I'm sure.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/05/a-sea-story/302940/
You can also click on the survivors on the website below and read some of their accounts and again, it's absorbing reading.
http://estonia94.blogspot.it/
I can't imagine what it must be like to be in a situation like that and whether I'd survive or not. It was mostly young lads who survived the Estonia due to the way it listed so quickly. I certainly wouldn't be one of the ones who freeze with fear and I'd like to think I'd still be able to think about what I feel is the best thing to do to escape.
There's been other ship disasters such as the Zeebrugge, Costa Concordia but it's planes that would be my main concern. I guess I've watched far too many Mayday programs that when I get on a plane I'm wondering what every f***ing noise, vibration etc could possibly be!
I know some of survivors survive purely by luck of where they are at a particular time but some will survive by their instinct. Do you think you have that survival instinct?
Has anyone been in any disaster/incident that claimed lives? I couldn't imagine the memories of such an event being with you for the rest of your life. It's bad enough with trivial things in life that were shit being etched permanently in your mind but something like that must be unbearable, especially just after it.
These are the rest of the Zero Hour documentaries and some are interesting to watch. I just watched the Space Shuttle Columbia one and I was shaking my head in disbelief as to what happened!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgEBvUd72xo&list=PLOSUbOXToHM2d_WY8ffm7DVKRFWTQ547J