The tragic sinking of the passenger ferry Admiral Nakhimov occurred on August 31, 1986, 13 km away from Novorossiysk. The incident became one of the biggest marine disasters in Soviet history. Admiral Nakhimov collided with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev in the Tsemes Bay. The passenger liner sank in just eight minutes after toppling on the right side. The wreckage caused 423 deaths. In the photo: a meeting of the Government commission on eliminating the aftermath of the Admiral Nakhimov cruiseship sinking. Center standing: Heydar Aliyev, Chair of the Government Commission, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the USSR Communist Party, First Deputy Chair of the USSR Council of Ministers, and members of the commission during the incident investigation.
- Categories: Economy, Business & Finance, Disasters & Accidents, Politics, Crime, Law & Justice
- Location: Novorossiysk, Krasnodar region, Russia
- Event date: 07.09.1986
- Date published: 05.08.2025
- Author: Ю.Петшаковский
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 86-14914, 35 mm film
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