ANNOUNCEMENTS

1^st April 2006

It is hereby announced that to aid the proceeding of this study, the SSPA Consortium invites any substantive information to be provided in written form for consideration in explaining the circumstances of the loss of the MV Estonia.

If deemed beneficial, and is agreeable, further dialog will be initiated with the contributing parties.

The information provided to this consortium will be made available publicly through this site, or other media, after due scrutiny.

The information can be sent electronically or in other form to the address given in the Contact Us section.

1^st April 2007

It is hereby announced that a workshop will be held in Glasgow on 11th of May 2007, under the theme “The Estonia Debate Continues – Looking Back to Move Forward”, with an intention to facilitate exchange of information and knowledge acquired to date in this investigation. More information on the workshop and the venue can be found in the following documents: workshop, venue.

7^th April 2008

It is hereby announced that the project has entered into its final stages of synthesis of the available evidence. All final reports, relevant data and the video from physical model experiment on the most likely sinking sequence conducted on the 3rd April 2008 at SSPA’s laboratory in Gothenburg will be made available in early May 2008.

A final international workshop will be held in Stockholm on 23rd of May 2008 to facilitate public discussion and exchange of opinions on the outcome from this investigation.