01x01 - Rescue Operation

[bunniefuu]

What are you planning
to do in Stockholm?

I don't know.

There is still time.
Let's see how it goes.

And you?

I'm coming back,
you'll stay for longer?

For the weekend.

Alright.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Make way!

Let me pass!

Make way! I need
to go downstairs.

There's water coming in.

Bridge! Seaman of the watch.
Bridge. Seaman of the watch.

We're taking on water!

Turn out the light, honey.

Okay.

Luoma-Aho. My beeper went off.

Sorry I'm calling this late.

MS Estonia is listing badly.

We don't need pumps anymore.

What do you mean we
don't need them anymore?

How much is it listing?

It's disappeared off the radar.

We just got a message.

It's off the radar?

Can you see there?

We're approaching.

MRCC Turku, Puma.

Do you have a
visual on the ship?

I can't see anything.

Is there nothing?
- I can't see anything.

MRCC Turku.

Wind speed 25-27
metres per second.

The waves are over


Water is below 11 degrees.

Hi, Clabbe!

How about something
social democratic?

Hi! Thank you so much.

Excellent work, thank you.
- Thank you.

Hi!

Excuse me, I have to take this.

Yes, hello?

I can't hear you that well.

I can't hear you.
Take it easy.

Yes. Yes.

Hello?

Okay.

Okay.

I need to get hold of
the Prime Minister.

When will this be made public?

We have notified local parishes

and social welfare agencies
about what happened.

I understand that
you've been informed.

We're here to help the families.

Hello.

I'm here to help, too.

Good. Welcome.

I just said we're going to help
the families that are coming here.

Do we know how
many were on board?

No. Unfortunately, that information
isn't available at this time.

But do we know that it has sunk?

Well, it...

Sunk... They've said 'accident'.
I'm not sure if that means it sank.

Okay, so here's some
information for you.

Over here we have crisis centre
numbers for you to hand out.

And then you'll help with
coffee and sandwiches.

But...
- Yes?

So that's what we're doing?

Yes. Family and friends will be
coming here. Perhaps others, too.

We're going to
take care of them.

But what, exactly, are we doing?

We're going to support and help
those that come here. That's all.

And help make coffee
and sandwiches.

If there are 800-1,000
passengers on board the ferry

and they all have one, two
or three family members...

And there's...

seven of us.

Yes.

Exactly.

There's more detailed
information here.

Guidelines for you
to browse through.

I'll speak to you later.

I'll go get some more
coffee and sandwiches.

Go on, ask me.

You want to go down there?

It's not looking good.

Alright.

Ari is ready!

I'm opening the door.

There are more rafts.

Yeah.

Alright. I'll start giving
you approaching instructions.

A little bit further downward.

Ok. Ari goes to the wire.

Ready!

Start hoisting him down!

Okay.

Good.

The wind speed is 25
m/s. That's a storm.

The waves are very high.

It's dark out there
and raining, too.

A lot.

On and off.

It's very hard to find
people in the sea.

It's just life rafts and rescue
boats and people swimming.

Hi. What's going on?

I'm supposed to pick up
a lot of people here.

The ship had an accident.

Last we heard, it sank

just south of Finland.
It happened...

No, Camilla...

Camilla and Mats Holm, my
wife and father-in-law.

They were on board.
I'm here to get them.

Do you know anything about them?

We don't have any information.


Borlänge are on it.

I understand.

We're doing our best.

We're saving as many as we can.

What? Has the entire ship sunk?

But there are life vests, right?

And life..?

What are they
called, life boats?

The rescue operation is
hampered by darkness.

Helicopters from the Finnish
coastguard are on site

and the Swedish military has also
made eight helicopters available.

The Finnish rescue leader
just held a press conference.

Ari!

What's the situation?
Is there anybody else?

Two! One alive and one dead.

Silja Europa. Super Puma.

Requesting immediate
landing permission.

This is Silja Europa.

It's pretty windy.

We keep rolling and
there's lots of turbulence.

Silja Europa.

We're approaching now.

Copy that.

We can't see you yet.

We're able to see
you. Can you see us?

Now we do.

Silja Europa.

Can you turn the bow to the
wind and hold your course?

Super Puma. Looks difficult.

Are you sure about this?

Commencing approach.
Requesting permission to land.

Now the bow is toward the wind.

The bow is toward the wind now.

We're staying put.

I can go to 18-20 meters.





I can't see you now.

Landing complete.
Request assistance.

The helicopter has landed.

It's landed?
- Yeah.

OK. They're almost all inside.

Let's prepare for takeoff.

The deck is empty.

Ari.

Let's go.

Are you okay?

More choppers are
coming from Sweden.

How are you holding up?

No one can do this alone.

Seppo, call Turku.

Tell them we need to fill up
and pick up another rescuer.

Turku, can you hear me?

We need to fill up and
pick up another rescuer.

Follow me!

Stay calm!

Stay calm!

Be calm!

You don't have to
answer any questions.

Leave them alone!

Follow me!

We're not getting any
information whatsoever!

Can't you do something?
Do something!

At the Stockholm ferry terminal,
there is an air of shock.

Hundreds of distraught people

who've arrived here to pick
up their family members

are waiting to hear what has
happened to their loved ones.

At the moment, the
atmosphere is very confused

and no confirmed
information is available.

The authorities are
very silent so far.

We will provide updates once
new information emerges.

The accident began at


when the Estonia
sent a Mayday message

after which contact with the
ship was immediately lost...

Laine, National Bureau
of Investigation.

Leppänen, NBI.

Have a seat.

Thanks for coming in
straight from the field.

We'll try to keep it short.

Alright.

Driving to work, I thought our job
was to take bilge pumps out to sea.

To stabilize the ship
if it was listing.

I thought there'd be 800
people waiting for us on rafts.

But that wasn't the case.

We're building a picture of
how the rescue work progressed

and who was saved, and where.

For whom?

Pardon?
- A picture for whom?

For the investigators.

There will be an investigation.
Accident investigation.

We don't know who they are yet but
all the information goes to them.

Pasi Toukola

is the Senior Investigating
Officer in Finland.

Estonians and Swedes will have
their own representatives.

My memory of the night
is quite muddled.

I understand.

Your team rescued more than


Of the 140 rescued altogether.

It's probably safe to say
no more will be found alive.

Is the purpose of
the investigation

to find out why the
accident happened?

Or to look into our
rescue operation?

When the majority are missing
someone is bound to ask

what happened during
the rescue operation.

RESCUED 137 / MISSING 846

In the helicopter,
did you discuss

if something should have
been done differently?

Maybe we made mistakes.

But we did what we could.

I had to decide whom to save...

and whom not to.

Hi.

Would you like
some orange juice?

She's an excellent swimmer.

She does 100 metres
in about a minute.

Hey, you.

Hi, it's been ten hours. When will
someone tell us what happened?

I don't know.
- We need to know.

I'll really try to find out.

She's the best on her team.

She really likes water.
- I understand.

She's an excellent swimmer.
- That's good.

Would you like one?
- Yes, please.

Hello. Would you like one?

Is it far?

No, we're almost there.

We're almost there.

There will be toilets and food.

And I'm sure we'll
find out more.

Hello?

My name is Mikaela Karlsson.
I'm with the Church of Sweden.

I'm down here in the harbour

with families of the passengers
on board the Estonia.

We need names.

No... Yes, I've
talked to the police.

They're not saying anything.

I'm not getting any information.

I know, but... No.

Hello, my name is Mikaela Karlsson.
I'm with the Church of Sweden.

We're in the harbour, tending
to the family members.

They're waiting for
information about the Estonia.

There's a passenger
list, that...

Yes, but they said...

I understand

but do you know if there's anybody
else that I could call, who...

Yes.

Hold on, let me grab a pen.

That's the Maritime Administration's
number. I already have that one.

Right. I'll call them.

Thank you. Bye.

Hello, this is Mikaela Karlsson.
I'm with the Church of Sweden.

I'm down here in the harbour...

No, I would just like to...

I would...

Hello?

Hello!?

Lars!

Lars, no one's
telling me anything!

Here's the current
passenger list.

Get out of here!

No press allowed!

Get the press out of here.

Hello. Is this the
Ministry of Communications?

Yes, that's right.

My name is Mikaela Karlsson.
I'm with the Church of Sweden.

We're here at the
Estline Ferry Terminal.

Well, right now, we're
back at the hotel.

We're tending to the
families. They need answers.

Right now we can't give any...

A... a passenger list.

A passenger list, right...

Yes, well...

But we can't...

But if you have a list of those

names, why can't you
share it with us?

That's impossible at this point.

Surely you can understand?

Listen... Who are you?

I'm a state secretary.

State secretary, great.

Listen, if there is a
list, we need to get it.

We're sitting here
with these families...

I'm sorry, I can't help you.

And they need answers.

Many people want answers, but
I can't share those names.

But do they know there are...



Yes, we have that information.

So that means you have names.

I'm really grateful
for your concern.

Many of us are mourning...

But if you have
these names, can I...

Can I have them?

We appreciate all the
help that we get...

I don't understand.

What are you waiting for?

This is...

a difficult time for all of us.

In what way is this
difficult for you?

In what way is this
difficult for you?!

Hello?

Hello?!

That doesn't sound good.

The Prime Minister
is in Turku, Finland

to set up an international
accident commission.

Are there deaths?

The Finns will do the
administrative work

and the Estonians will
chair the commission.

Even though the ship was Estonian?
- A political decision.

Estonia is a new European nation.
Let them show us what they've got.

Can't we do it? I
can take care of it.

You will be in charge of
the Swedish investigation.

Good morning.
- Hi.

Henri Peltonen.

This is Pasi Toukola

I'm calling from the Safety
Investigation Authority.

Obviously, I'm calling in
regard to the Estonia incident.

This is your area of
expertise is it not?

Since the break of dawn, flags
have been flown at half-mast

in Finland, Estonia and Sweden

honoring the victims who
perished in the disaster.

Flags are now flying in
the stormy wind everywhere.

In Estonia, people touched by the
disaster have crowded together

in the harbour terminal to enquire
about the fate of their loved ones...

I think you should accept.

When it says 'confidential' on a
cargo manifest, what does that mean?

How can he hope that?

In Finnish, please.

Estline's manager hopes the
accident was intentionally caused.

What information is
that hope even based on?

Every hour shadows the investigation
with political worries,

financial fears,
and human tragedies.

We need to start an investigation
before everything becomes obscured.

First time in a
chopper, Mr. Engineer?

I don't like flying.

You trust cruise ferries more?

I know more about them.

The hall is almost full.

Perhaps a separate body should be
set up to investigate the accident.

As the Swedes and
Finns have done.

Maybe that's where
we should start.

By setting up this body.

There is no time.

The Finns and
Swedes probably have

experts of their field
investigating the accident.

Experts may not always
see the big picture.

What big picture?

Foreign newspaper headlines:

The Estonia sunk, the Estonia's
doom, the Estonia's disaster.

The Estonia's doom.

Estonia's doom.

We just got our independence
back and last night we lost it.

The country did not sink.

The ship sank.

Aren't we all from
our own countries

and we're all connected
to the vessel?

He said that we're all
from our own countries

and we all have our own
connections to the ship.

Thank you.

Where did Lasse go?

Maybe he's out here somewhere.

We're about to start a press
conference here in Tallinn

on the Estonia accident.

At the moment we're able to
disclose that the Estonia is

a ship co-owned by
Estonia and Sweden

and it has sunk in Finnish
waters early this morning.

The ship carried about
a thousand passengers.

The number of victims and
survivors isn't known yet.

Here today we have Estonian,
Swedish and Finnish representatives.

They will form an accident
investigation commission

that will look into the accident

and they're here today
to answer our questions.

Let's start one by one. Hello!

You, please.

What is the presumed
cause of the accident?

Finnish television
mentioned the bow visor.

Yes. Well, at this stage,
the investigation committee

will not comment on the
possible causes of the accident.

In order to do this, we
should look at the ship

and seriously investigate the
circumstances surrounding its demise.

However, weather conditions
have been extremely difficult.

The investigation has been
hampered by the storm.