The research commission is meeting for the first time. The relatives want to hear from the authorities the truth about those who died and those who survived. The leaders of the commission tell the media that investigations cannot begin until the wreck of the ship has been found.

MS Estonia's emergency positioning buoy can be found on the coast of Estonia. Estonian researchers would like to study the buoy themselves, but they have to hand over the buoy to Finland. The research commission's internal pressures escalate and it is no longer possible to continue the research work as it is.