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Preface |
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New Evidence presented by Others. |
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The AgnEf Seminar on 29/30.05.2000 in Stockholm |
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The introduction |
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The Independent Fact Group (IFG) |
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The mating boxes of the bow ramp |
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The preventer wires of the bow ramp |
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The bottom plating of the visor (recovery damage) |
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The missing bow ramp rails |
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The severe damage to the bulbous bow, port underside |
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A hole in the hull |
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The sinking scenario |
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Conclusions |
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The Rabe-Bemis Diving Expedition in August 2000 |
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Evidence obtained by the divers |
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The videos |
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The metal samples |
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The ROV videos |
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The evaluation of the video material |
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The condition of the wreck |
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The surroundings of the wreck |
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The bow ramp |
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The ramp hooks |
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The starboard front bulkhead |
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The port front bulkhead |
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The bulbous bow |
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The port side from 4th deck to the bilge keel including stabiliser |
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The forward opening into deck 1 |
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The port stabiliser |
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The starboard side from the bilge keel to the seabed (mudline) including the stabiliser |
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Indication of a hole in way of the car deck |
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The starboard stabiliser |
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The bottom |
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The stern ramps |
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Sundry |
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Conclusions |
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Again – The Visor |
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The mysterious positions |
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Why the visor was lying close to the wreck |
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Indications for a changed visor position prior to the official “finding” |
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Cause considerations concerning the damage inside the ramp house of the visor |
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Conclusions |
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The Evaluation of the Video RW/SEMI1/EST/D/011006 of 03.12.94 – Inspection of the 1st Deck including Alleyway in the Forepart |
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Conclusion |
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Introduction into the different Reports available on Explosions and Comments thereto by Brian Braidwood, MBIM, MIExpE |
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Introduction |
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The Material Testing Institute Brandenburg (hereafter called MPA) |
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The DN Institute Clausthal-Zellerfeld (hereafter called Neubert) |
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The Southwest Research Institute (hereafter called Southwest) |
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The Federal Institute for Material Testing, Berlin (hereafter called BAM) |
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The Department of Material and Medical Science Cranfield University, RNCS Skrivenham/UK (hereafter called Dr. Edwards) |
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Summary and Conclusions |
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Closing Remarks |
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Other Investigations |
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A Geotechnical Opinion on the Basis of the Underwater Documentation (ROV) of 29.08.00 by Dr. Jan Laue – Technical University, Zürich |
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Again – The Finnish Videos – Critical Considerations and an Evaluation by Disengage – Ham/UK |
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The “Plus” Project – The Prevented Attempt to Film the Wreck |
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The “Rabe” Diving Expedition in August 2001 |
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The Disruption of the Visor from the Vessel – Dr. Zenon Hirsch, Hamburg |
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Conclusions |
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Amended Considerations Concerning the Possible Sinking Scenario |
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Further Information received from Sweden, Finland and Estonia after the Publication of our Report |
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The Interrogation of the JAIC Key Witness Silver Linde before a Finnish Court |
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Summary |
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Conclusions |
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Unknown Extracts from JAIC Protocols |
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Further Details from the “Semi 1” Diving Expedition in December 1994 |
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The Legend of the “Design Mistake” |
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Secret Military Material on the “Estonia” – Disclosure by Lennart Henriksson – Head of Sea Customs ret., Stockholm – November 2004 |
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The Hirschfeldt Inquiry |
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The International Symposium on the Sinking of the “Estonia” at Tallinn – 27 September 2005 |
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The Sinkingstudy initiated by the Swedish Government – March 2006 |
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The Preliminary Investigation Report by Prosecutor Margus Kurm, Tallinn – April 2006 |
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The Lars Ångström letter to Chancellor of Justice Göran Lambertz - September 2006 - and the Secret Diving Expedition during the first October half 1994 by Navy Divers |
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The Order by the Swedish Government to the National Laboratory for Forensic Science to examine the ROV- and Diver-Videos for Manipulations – September 2006 |
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The Report by the Investigation Committee
appointed by the Estonian Parliament – December 2006 |
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The Evelyn Sepp Interview – December 2006 |
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Corrections and Amendments to the Report |
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| F. |
Summary and Conclusions |
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