The sinking of a Baltic Sea ferry that killed 852 people has been observed 25 years after one of Europe�s deadliest maritime disasters.

The MS Estonia was damaged by high waves and sank while traveling from Estonia�s capital to Stockholm early on Sept. 28, 1994. The wreck had 137 survivors.

Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid marked Saturday�s anniversary by laying a wreath at a memorial in Tallinn for the victims. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and Crown Princess Victoria led a similar commemoration in Stockholm.

Along with the 1912 sinking of the Titanic, the MS Estonia wreck is among the worst peacetime disasters involving a European ship.

The bodies of most victims remain entombed on the ferry, which rests on the seabed some 80 meters (264 feet) below the sea�s surface.

(AP)