

On August 31, 1986, freighter Pyotr Vasyov rammed cruise liner Admiral Nakhimov in Tsemesskaya Harbor of Novorossiisk. The Admiral Nakhimov was carrying 1,243 passengers and crew members, 423 of whom perished. Photo: Police Sergeant V. Yasinenko saved 30 people from the passenger steamship Admiral Nakhimov.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Disasters & Accidents, Human Interest
- Location: Novorossiysk, Russia
- Event date: 03.09.1986
- Date published: 17.03.2023
- Author: Petshakovskiy
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: DP86-3550, 35 mm slide
- Media: JPEG, 3543x5370px, 11.5Mb