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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, October 3, 1994

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 3, 1994 deep in nations mourn As team seeks cause of disaster Turku Finland apr two camera equipped robots scanned the Hull of the sunken ferry Estonia on sunday sending Back pictures of the critical Bow Section that was leaking before the tragedy. More than 900 people died in the sink ing wednesday off Finland. A swedish maritime official has said the Bow door was ripped off before the Estonia went Down a a v a a a memorial services for the dead were held in Sweden Estonia and Finland countries deeply stunned by the disaster. 1 the camera equipped sea owl robots sent Back five hours Worth of electronic images from the Bottom of the Baltic sea. That gave search Crews a Complete View of the Hull upper decks Bridge Stem and Bow Section of the Estonia said Tuomo Karppinen a scientist aboard the Salvage ship Halli. A we have seen the wreck quite easily a Karppinen said by Telephone from the Halit where Crews were directing the to bots movements and videotaping the results a. Quot a a he said the robots two cameras had seen most of the 515-foot ship and spotted the name Estonia several times. A we have High Quality video and very Sharp pictures a Karppinen said. He refused to describe anything else in the pictures and would not say whether any pieces of the ship were missing such As the Bow door. He said the search Crews would keep the robots working until Early today when another storm was forecast. _. He said the investigating commission would meet a was soon As possible to discuss the findings probably Early in the week. A a the Crews saw no bodies Karppinen said. The two sea owl robots did not go inside the ship. Pc t each sea owl is equipped with three cameras to Send Back pictures from the outside of the ship. The robots Are not meant to go inside the ferry because the cables could get snagged. Kari Lehtola a leading member of the investigating commission was asked whether based on sunday s pictures a conclusion could be made on the reason for the Accident. He responded by saying �?operhaps.�?�. A. A capt. Raimo Tiilikainen the finnish official in charge of the search operation said he was a a optimistic about chances for determining exactly what caused the Estonia to sink. Sweden observed a National Day of mourning sunday including a nationally televised memorial service in Stockholm a the stars and stripes Page 3baitic, robots film wreck Michael Fri Deback holds his son Lucas after the 2-Ycar-Oid lit a Candle saturday in memory of the boy s grandmother in the Luther an Cathedral in Stockholm Sweden. Michael Tideback had received a message that morning that his Mother was among survivors from wednesdays Baltic sinking of the ferry Estonia. A few hours later saturday he was told that she was missing and feared dead. Lutheran Cathedral. More than half the victims were swedes. Finnish president Martli Ahti Saari was attending a similar service in Helsinki. With Winter weather about to set in Over the treacherous Baltic investigators Are racing against time to gather As much information As possible while the wreck is still fresh.  has entered on the Bow of the ship which appeared to have been sheared off in sonar pictures taken Friday. Swedish maritime safety chief Bengt Erik Stenmark has said the pointed Bow door was ripped off before the ship Sank. Salvage Crews say any attempt to lift the ship to the surface will have to wait until next year. The ship is located Quot Abou 180 feet to 280 feet below the surface. Only 138 people survived the sinking according to the latest count provided sunday morning by finnish authorities. The Estonia tragedy has sent Shock Waves through a Region that depends on Good reliable ferry a transportation a and has called into question the popular ferry design. A. A the Estonia went Down on a voyage from Tallin Estonia to Stockholm map Flo a camera equipped robot called the sea owl is lowered into the sea in May 1990. On saturday two sea owls took pictures of the sunken ferry Estonia in the Baltic sea. A Star trek course to beam up students Olympia Wash. Apr Evergreen state College is going where few schools have gone before by offering a course on  today 52 students will watch episodes of the old television series and explore the a relationships Between popular culture and science. The course is called a where no one has gone before a a title gleaned from the introduction to the series. Required Reading includes a Brief history of time by Stephen hawking Brave new world by Aldous Huxley and Arthur c. Clarkes 2001 a space Odyssey the class a conceived by faculty members Carrie Margolin and Argentina Daley both fans of the original series a is full and 29 students Are on a waiting list. And one students Mother called from Colorado trying to get her son into it. Carter says Washington apr former president Carter said saturday that recent tension Between himself and the Clinton administration stemmed from a Smisco Ihmud a cations most of which were my  Carters comment came at the end of a Day of awards Grants and celebrating his 70th birthday at the state department. 1 the former president who won new attention this year with missions to resolve . Disputes with Haiti and North Korea accepted a $50,000 Fulbright association award for a a substantial contribution to break ing through the barriers which Divide  president Clinton added his Praise in a letter that said a you have unselfishly devoted the better part of your life to bringing conflict to an  in his speech accepting the award Carter talked of his efforts at conflict Resolution around the world. But in an apparent reference to the diplomatic Static caused by his Haiti and North korean ventures Carter ripped a your next task is to work a Little bit harder on of Mystic understanding a. Carter led a three member team to Haiti last month in an attempt to Avert a . Invasion and restore the country a democratically elected president Jean Ber Trand Aristide. A a after the Mission Carter angered some diplomats when he said publicly that he told it. Gen. Raoul cd dras Haiti a military Leader that he had been Quot ashamed by the Clinton administration embargo against Haiti. Carter said the embargo Hurt poor people. Secretary of state Warren Christopher travelled to Carters Home in Plains ga., late last month to help sort out differences Many of them rising from Carters recent criticism of alleged state department inflexibility.  speaking with reporters later Carter called his visit with Christopher a a wonderful and a a step toward better understanding.�?�. Without going into details Carter said a there really Only was miscommunications most of which were my fault a  
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