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: the rescue vessels Ametist and Gepard, the diving vessels Vodolaz-2 and Vodolaz Lesnichy and the Sevastopolets floating crane in the zone of the search and rescue operation.
- Categories: Economy, Business & Finance, Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Novorossiysk, Krasnodar region, Russia
- Event date: 03.09.1986
- Date published: 05.08.2025
- Author: Ю.Петшаковский
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 86-14915, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 3540x5438px, 7.2Mb