The expedition is being funded by an organization created by the families of those who died in the accident, and takes place alongside official investigations
After the footage was released in September, Estonia, Finland and Sweden said they would conduct a joint investigation led by Estonia, the ship's flag state.
Estonia, Sweden and Finland want to find out how a large and long-unknown hole in the hull, which footage by documentary film-makers revealed last year, was created.
After the footage was released in September, Estonia, Finland and Sweden said they would conduct a joint investigation led by Estonia, the ship's flag state.
A documentary released earlier this week showed new underwater footage of the wreck of the M/S Estonia, with previously-unseen images of a large hole in the vessel.
852 people of 17 different nationalities, including 10 Finns , died in the 1994 disaster. The vast majority of the victims were Swedish and Estonian citizens.
Discovery has been able to film a large hole located on the starboard side of the ship, below the waterline , which according to the experts consulted could only be caused by "a huge external…