01x03 - Mayday

[bunniefuu]

Who is this?

Good morning. Do
you speak Finnish?

Yes I do.

We have problem over here.

The ship has tilted quite
heavily to the right.

About twenty to thirty degrees.

Could you come to our help
and contact Viking Line too?

Viking Line is close by and
they must have heard you by now.

What are your coordinates?

We have a blackout,
we're not able to...

tell you that...

Okay, right, let's get to work.

Shall I wake up the captain?

Yes, of course.

Are you coming to our help?

Of course we are, but right now we
need to establish your location.

This is the bridge.

The Estonia just called Mayday.

Okay.

Mariella ― Silja Europa.

Mariella ― Silja Europa.

Yes, this is Mariella.

Do you have visual
contact with the Estonia?

No, I don't see anything, but
they should be on our port side.

We have to try and find them.

It's a bit difficult

since they didn't give
us any coordinates.

I'm giving you the
coordinates now.

Okay, I'm listening.


latitude and 22 minutes.







Things are looking
really bad over here.

Copy that. 21°40', was it?

You were saying...

Let's prepare for
turning the ship.

Start turning.

We can't publish any
footage containing victims.

That's enough.

Will you let me know
when you see the bow?

Sure.

Cruise ferry Estonia's
wreck has been located

and the first video sh**t at the
wreck has started this afternoon.

The beginning of the investigation
has also been shadowed

by the Swedes' criticism toward the
first steps the commission has taken.

The Swedish newspaper
Svenska Dagbladet is accusing

the commission's
chairman Arnold Rooste

of rushing through
the investigation.

The investigation has
only just started...

What the hell is that?

Apparently it's about
your "two weeks" comment.

What comment?

The Swedish newspapers
quote you saying

that the investigation
would be done in two weeks

and because of that they
doubt your competence.

When did I ever say that?
- At the press conference.

Probably you expressed
yourself in a way

that could be interpreted
in multiple ways.

Robot camera footage from the wreck,
however, is hoped to shed some light

on the root causes
of the accident...

It seems that we have at
least something to show people

before two weeks are up.

As the bow visor failed
in the harsh weather

and water entered the ship
through the broken visor.

Fine, but that's all I'm
able to say at the moment.

Thank you. Thank
you and goodbye.

Henri Peltonen.

I'm calling from the TT News
Agency. We'd like you to...

We're in the middle of

an ongoing investigation. I
can't give any statements.

I understand, but
now the Germans...

I can't give an
interview at this point.

We have information that Finnish

authorities modified
the Estonia's bow.

We need a statement. When are
you available for an interview?

Not right now. No,
it's not possible.

Modification permit.
Marine administration.

Thank you very much. Bye.

That journalist called you too?

He asked me where the modification
permit for the bow structure is.

What modification permit?
- That's what he asked me too.

While the Estonia was
sailing under a Finnish flag

some changes were
made to its bow.

Now the permit is missing.
- Missing, how?

It can't be found, that's how.

I'll take care of that.

You can deal with the rescue
services' radio traffic.

I don't know
anything about that.

CHANGES TO THE BOW
VISOR In Finland!!!

Eric listen...

Unbelievable...

Like this... Yes.

Can I make a request?

Yes, I guess you can.

I have a lot to do...

Could we start with the
technical observations?

I think it's better if we
start viewing all of this

from a psychological
perspective.

It's very important
that he can revisit

the events over and
over and over again.

We can never disregard
the human factor.

Therefore, I suggest

that we let him tell us what
happened in chronological order.

I haven't really
been able to sleep.

He's been having
trouble sleeping.

I've tried to
forget everything...

but it's hard.

It's hard to forget
what happened.

The captain arrived and
obviously took command.

The ship is now
toward the Estonia.

There's some swaying on the car deck,
but the situation is under control.

Mariella, this is Silja Europa.

Let's search the area.

Mariella ― Europa.

Can you see the ship
from where you are?

No.

There's an echo, but it might
be another ship further out.

She's probably adrift
somewhere out there.

What's on the radar?

No sight of it anymore, Captain.

Maybe the new radar
thinks it's an island.

Can you switch the old one on?

Sure.

Mariella, this is Silja Europa.

Mariella ― Europa.
We're here now.

But it looks like the
Estonia has capsized or sunk.

There are rafts,
lamps everywhere.

We can't get any closer.
The wind is too strong.

Silja Europa ― Helsinki Radio.

Helsinki ― Silja Europa.

Silja Europa's captain will be
in charge of the accident scene.

Europa, out.

Mandelin.

The rescue operation
is your responsibility.

I'll do what I can.

Shall we use the pilot's door?

No, it's too far down.

What about a rope ladder?

Won't work. Rope
ladders are too short.

Let's just get out and
try to find a solution.

Fasten your coat properly
it's cold out there.

The ship should be able to protect us
so that the waves won't be that hard.

It will help us
on the other side.

Have you done this before?

No.

We should be able to get
the lifeboat in the water

but climbing into it from the
water might be impossible.

We'll think of something.

Alright.

We won't be able to
lower a rope ladder.

The boats won't work in
this weather, either.

There are more
choppers on the way.

From Sweden too. We'll follow
the situation from the deck.

Can we get any closer?

It'll do more harm than
good. This is a big ship.

We might drift onto people.

There are people down there.

I can hear them screaming!

Then some crew members

came there.

Their names...

I can't remember their
names now, but they had

experience in rescue missions,
so it was decided that

we'd get him down there.

This man who works
in the casino.

In your ship's casino?
- Yes.

He said he could do it.

Any ideas?

We have to go down
to the raft, okay?

I don't think we can
get over the railing.

We have to pull up the rafts.

Aren't you the roulette guy?

I'll go down.

She'll winch me down.

What else can we do?

Ever been involved in

a rescue operation?

I took a rescue course.

I did basic training
with the rescue service.

Are you sure about this?

We can't just do nothing.

I'm asking permission to try and lift
the raft out of the sea with a winch.

I can't see the
situation from over here.

It's your call.

Okay. Yes.

I have to ask one last time:

Are you sure about this?

Can you see the life
raft from up there?

If we manage to stay
close enough to the ship

we'll be able to land as
close as possible too.

I can't see anything from here.
Just tell me what I should do.

Hey! Do you hear me? We're
going to lift you up!

OK.

Begin lifting.

It'll be fine!

You have to get us up!

Do we continue?

Mandelin, what's happening
out there? Can you hear me?

Mandelin, can you
hear me, Mandelin?

What's happening over there?

And...

I asked...

the captain whether they
could see the situation

since it was really hard
to see from the edge.

But...

the decision was made.

Or I made the decision that
we couldn't lower it any more.

We had to lift it up.

Let's continue! Pull
it up from there!

Stop! Stop! Stop!

Impossible.

What the hell is
happening up there?!

Lift the raft up!

Lift the raft up!

Continue! Pull it up!

It'll be fine!

Mom!

What's the situation
over there now?

I don't want to... climb...

Climb what?

We got the raft
up and managed to

rescue the boy.

A minor detail...

but the boy was...

in shock, and he said

he didn't want to
climb any more.

That he didn't want
to climb any more.

- Climb up the bow visor?
- Yeah, that he...

Or the ramp? The bow
visor or the ramp?

The ramp.

I don't remember exactly what
he said, but it made me wonder.

Which word did he use?

I don't really remember.

The bow visor i.e. the ramp.

A minor detail, but...

Just something I remember.

I understand that talking
about this may be difficult.

Your dad can come and
sit with us if you like.

It's okay.

Could you just briefly tell me
your memories of leaving the ship?

Or what you remember
from the deck.

We were looking for a lifeboat.

We saw one and tried to
get into it, but it...

It felt

too dangerous.

And then, the entire ship

started to list.

We realized that it
was going to sink.

The only thing we could do

was climb down into
the water along a wall.

Was that wall like a ramp

the kind that is used for cars?

It was a ramp.

It was a ramp.

Was it open, like this?

Or like this?

What would you say?

It was almost wide open.

Wide open?

Yes.

It doesn't look too
good from down here.

We can mark the spot with a
flag buoy and pick it up later.

Berglund seems smart.

Why did he decide to drop it?

What can you see over
there behind Jörgen?

It's Sweden.

Waiting for an explanation
for why so many died.

What about behind Arnold?

Estonia. They're
afraid of the answer.

Shouldn't the commission's
work be based on facts?

Facts can be a
matter of opinion.

Except that they aren't.

What's behind our backs then?

Think about that.

The Swedish Maritime Administration
is planning the operation.

We are scheduling 80 or so diving
hours in and around the wreck.

What interests us the
most at this point

is what happened on
the ship's bridge

and how the crew reacted
to the situation.

Diving at that deep

requires special equipment
and special divers.

We have contacted and will hire
American and British divers

who are experts in this area.

What about salvaging the ship? Is
that something you're considering?

Salvaging the wreck and the bodies is
not the Commission's responsibility.

But I do know that
the Swedish Government

and the Maritime Administration

are actively investigating
this possibility

and how such a
process might work.

Will Finland and Estonia be
involved in the operation?

Well, we'll be asking the Finnish
Coast Guard for assistance...

They're just trying to figure out
what happened, too, aren't they?

Estonia, on the other hand, will
not be involved in this operation.

My wife disappeared
with the Estonia.

She's still down
there with the wreck.

I don't see how this
will give me any answers.

This is so pointless.
All they do is talk.

I mean, it's a Swedish
shipping company.

Someone must be able
to tell us something.

That journalist called again,
asked you to call him back.

Hello.

Did he just say "absolutely
dangerous" aloud?

Finnish engineer on Finnish
TV. Why does it matter?

He's talking about
our ship, Gustav.

And we would like
to build many more.

I hope you have nothing major planned
for between now and Christmas.

You do understand
what this means?

If the upshot is that an

"absolutely dangerous
structure" caused the accident.

Finland is the country that
originally ordered the ship.

Our modification permit for
the bow visor is missing.

That makes us look bad.

That the Swedes
inspected the visor

and let the ship sail
makes them look bad.

The Estonian crew...

They banged the visor
shut with a sledgehammer.

Looks bad too.

And the German shipyard built an
"absolutely useless bow visor".

Nicht Gut.

Peltonen.
- It's Pasi.

I'm watching this right now.

You should see it too.

Well, that was it.

The Swedes didn't give us
all the diving footage.

Just one VHS tape with only


Rooste said that's more
than the Estonians got.

Did the Swedes give any
explanation for this?

No, not yet.

It seems they're playing
their own game now.

Good work.

Shall we go back
first thing tomorrow?

If you need to take time off
just mark it on the roster.

We did what we could.