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Photographer:
Gena Anfimov [ View profile ]
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Jun 5, 2023
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"RASTOROPNYY"- "Mirnyy" type whale catcher, built in 1962, USSR, port of registry - Vladivostok.http://soviet-trawler.narod.ru/pages/ussr/mirnyy.html
On March 16, 1963 whaler ran aground on the rock in lat. 63°53'S, long. 60°34'W. Two days later she was pulled out from rocks and taken in tow. But in heavy weather condition the vessel was lost and foundered in lat. 63°57'S, long. 60°42'W.
http://soviet-trawler.narod.ru/main_en/list5sov.html#RASTOROPNYY In the photo, the landing of the crew members of a sinking whaler on a lifeboat. Photo by I.G.Konovalov.

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Bravo! Nice photo.

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Built in 1962 - sunk in 1963.. "bravo" to the captain of this new whaler,he was sent to the Gulag or NKVD commissars shot him on the spot,from a harpoon gun?)))

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Do not make tragedy. Vessel hit uncharted rock. No error from captain side.
Anyhow many vessels sunk before and later. There is responsibility for specific violations even now and not only in ex USSR . Do make your comments clickbait

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"Wait for us in May"... (Odessa TV movie) documentary about whalers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3UuUCIbFwQ

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Titanic has sunk on her maiden trip but was not an object for jokes and fun.

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