A vigil in commemoration of the passengers aboard the Soviet steamship Indigirka which wrecked off the island of Hokkaido on December 12, 1939. Wreaths are laid at the memorial to the victims.15.06.1990#6656597
A vigil in commemoration of the passengers aboard the Soviet steamship Indigirka which wrecked off the island of Hokkaido on December 12, 1939. Sarafutsu village's elder Katsuo Kasai lays flowers at the memorial to the victims.15.06.1990#6656590
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: Pyotr Vasev after the collision with Admiral Nakhimov in the port of Novorossiysk.07.09.1986#8976199
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.07.09.1986#8976428
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: Visiting a rescued passenger in Novorossiysk First City Hospital.07.09.1986#8976418
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: Visiting a rescued passenger in Novorossiysk First City Hospital.07.09.1986#8976415
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: Ametist divers N. Morgalev, center, and Yevgeny Matyukhin prepare for a dive to search for missing people.07.09.1986#8976414
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: Anesthesiologist of Novorossiysk First City Hospital Nikolai Aitov with rescued passenger Zinaida Marchuk from Odessa.07.09.1986#8976400
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: Marine border officers were involved in the rescue operation.07.09.1986#8976399
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: Medical workers assist the families of the victims.07.09.1986#8976398
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: Medical workers assist the families of the victims.07.09.1986#8976396
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: Ametist rescue ship diver before a dive to search for missing people.07.09.1986#8976395
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: Fast border motor boat crews arrive first at the incident scene.07.09.1986#8976393
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.03.09.1986#8976444
