List of Soviet casualties
26.04.1924 -  Sealer "Pesets" was icebound in the White Sea.
04.1924 -  Sealer "Tyulen" was icebound in the White Sea.


18.09.1931 -  Fire on board of dry cargo veessel "Okhotsk" .


01.08.1931 -  Schooner "Chukotka" foundered at Far East.
08.12.1931 -  Trawler T-3 "Kasatka" was lost in the Barents Sea.
12.1931 -  Trawler T-23 "Makrel" disappeared in the Barents Sea.


31.01.1932 -  Trawlers T-47 "Sojusryba" and T-53 "Osetr" sank in the Barents Sea.
25.06.1932 -  Schooner "Gosrybtrest" run aground in Obskaya Guba (Kara Sea).


07.11.1936 -  Schooner "Krestyanka" was lost in the Bering Sea.


04.11.1937 -  Sealer "Lengostorg" run aground offshore rocks of island Pyat Paltsev (Kara Sea).


03.11.1946 -  Fishing seiner No.15 "Vertlyug" run aground on the east coast of Kamchatka.


19.09.1948 -  Seiner "Avacha" foundered at Far East.
05.12.1948 -  Trawler MRT-81 "Vikhr" ran aground in the Baltic Sea.
24.12.1948 -  Trawler SRT-9 "N. Knipovich" run aground in the Barents Sea.


21.01.1949 -  Accident on board of cargo vessel "Itelmen".
02.03.1949 -  Trawlers MRT-20 "Smelyj" and MRT-22 "Peredovoj" run aground near port Pionersk in the Baltic Sea.
15.09.1949 -  Whaler "Passat" ran aground on the island Paramushir.


21.02.1950 -  Logger "Mirazh" ran aground on the island Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.
18.08.1950 -  Skhooner "Yupiter" ran aground in North Atlantic.


04.08.1951 -  Whaler "Seyval" ran aground on the coast of Iturup island.
22.06.1951 -  Schooner "Kasatka" capsized at Far East.
24.12.1951 -  Logger "Golub" ran aground on the east coast of Kamchatka.


12.01.1952 -  Steam trawler "Vostok" sank on her way to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
16.08.1952 -  Logger "Iskra" ran aground on the east coast of Kamchatka.
28.08.1952 -  Loggers SRT-103 "Raketa", SRT-142 "Gong" and SRT-339 foundered in the Norwegian Sea.
09.11.1952 -  Fishing vessel STB-2058 foundered in the Baltic Sea.
09.11.1952 -  Fishing vessel TRB-28 "Minoga" run a ground in the Baltic Sea.
13.12.1952 -  Logger "Gagara" ran aground on the east coast of Kamchatka.


13.01.1953 -  Logger SRT-188 "Gilyak" was wrecked on the Kildin island.
14.01.1953 -  Fishing vessel TRB-19 "Shemaja" run a ground in the Baltic Sea.
21.02.1953 -  Seiner "Urup" was lost in Black Sea.
13.04.1953 -  Dry cargo vessel "Kapitan Chirikov" foundered at Far East.
12.08.1953 -  Logger SRT-130 ran aground east coast of Kamchatka.
21.09.1953 -  Fishing boat "RB-32" capsized and sank at Far East.


03.03.1954 -  Logger SRT-4163 run aground near village Burra Firth, Shetlands.
19.05.1954 -  Schooner-bark "Yantar" run aground near island Shumshu, Far East.
24.11.1954 -  Seiner "Stalingradets" foundered in lake Baykal together with 17 passengers and crew members.
09.12.1954 -  Schooner-bark "Krevetka" run aground Kamchatka.
22.12.1954 -  Tug "Sannikov" run aground Kamchatka.
12.1954 -  Logger SRT-608 foundered at Far East.


17.01.1955 -  Trawler MRT-266 "Moyva" foundered in the Baltic Sea.
17.01.1955 -  Fishing boat TRB-21 "Forel" foundered in the Baltic Sea.
17.01.1955 -  Fishing boat TRB-26 "Belorybitsa" foundered in the Baltic Sea.
04.02.1955 -  Seiner RS-633 foundered in Tatar strait.
15.03.1955 -  Logger SRT-658 foundered in the Sea of Okhotsk.
05.1955 -  Logger SRT-602 was lost at Far East.
14.10.1955 -  Logger SRT-4209 "Nora" run aground on the island Mykines, Faеroe Islands.
18.10.1955? -  Seiner "Ozersk" foundered in the 1st Kuril strait.
19.11.1955 -  Logger SRT-657 ran aground on the reef off the Cape Evstafiy, island Sakhalin.
15.12.1955 -  Logger SRT-186 "Yakut" run aground on the island Eysturoy, Faеroe Islands.
1955 -  Tanker "Ishim" sank after collision in the Sea of Japan.


27.02.1956 -  Foundered logger SRT-4105 "Nevastroy".
27.02.1956 -  Refrigerated fish carrier "Pluton" run aground at Kamchatka, Far East.
27.03.1956 -  Logger SRT-611 run aground on the Unst island (Shetlands Islands).
1956 -  Seiner RS-5294 "Olevsk"  foundered after collision.
09.1956 -  Logger SRT-4340 run aground at Kamchatka.


24.01.1957 -  Tanker "Sungari" ran aground near cape Lopatka, Kamchatka.
02.1957 -  Fish carrier "Tuloma" run aground on Kuril Islands.
03.03.1957 -  Logger SRT-4320 sank after collision near west coast of the Norway.
13.03.1957 -  Seiner "Granit" foundered in Tatar strait, Far East.
19.10.1957 -  Logger SRT-626 run aground at Kamchatka.
23.11.1957 -  Trawler "Uzbekistan" ran aground near Kildin island.
10.12.1957 -  Trawler SRT-706 "Sviyaga" foundered in the Sea of Okhotsk.
12.1957 -  Trawler "Karp" sank to the south of Spitsbergen as a result of flooding of engine room and adjacent spaces.
1957 -  Logger SRT-4331 was lost at Far East.
1957 -  Logger SRT-4343 was lost at Far East.
1957 -  Trawler SRT-1029 "Aga" was lost at Far East.


13.02.1958 -  Trawler MRT-62 "Nord-Ost" was lost in Baltic Sea.
03.1958 -  Trawler RT-37 "Paltus" was wrecked because of navigation mistake.
07.04.1958 -  Logger SRT-139 "Granata" run aground on the North of Norway.
01.08.1958 -  Small size fishing seiner MRS-80 "Mirnyy" foundered at Far East.
28.08.1958 -  Logger SRT-463 "Megra" ran aground at the south end of norwegian island Jan Mayen.
28.09.1958 -  Small size fishing seiner MRS-80 "Slava" foundered at Far East.
16.10.1958 -  Logger SRT-4442 "Nesterov" run aground the Unst island (Shetlands Islands).
1958 -  Logger "Kapitan Putintsev" was grounded at south-east coast of Kamchatka.
1958 -  Trawler SRT-1060 "Barguzin" was lost at Far East.


29.04.1959 -  Refrigerated fish carrier "Volkhov" run aground island Atlasova, Far East.
17.10.1959 -  Refrigerated fish carrier "Krasnogvardeysk" run aground island Simushir, Far East.


29.09.1960 -  Small size fishing seiner MRS-80 №1557 foundered at Far East.
1960 -  Schooner-bark "Ustritsa" run aground in Lavrova bay, Kamchatka.


27.01.1961 -  SRTR-9005 "Olenek" run aground near the Yell island (Shetlands Islands).
01.10.1961 -  Fish processing vessel "Simferopol" grounded near port Walvis Bay, Namibia.
08.10.1961 -  Logger SRT-621 "Yartsevo" run aground near Christianso island, the Baltic Sea.


01.01.1962 -  Trawler "Klyuchevskoy" foundered after icing in the Bristol Bay, the Bering Sea.
02.02.1962 -  Logger SRT-356 "Maia" ran aground on the Fetlar island (Shetlands Islands).
04.1962 -  Fish processing vessel "Komsomolets Arktiki" sank in Imatra bay.
02.05.1962 -  Seiner RS-5240 "Zaysan" sank near one of the Kuril islands.
15.05.1962 -  Small size fishing trawler MRT-6 "Bezotkaznyy" sank in the Baltic Sea.
20.10.1962 -  Fire at B62 type fish processing vessel "Sovetskaya Kamchatka".


03.1963 -  Whale catcher "Rastoropnyy" sank near Antarctic Peninsula.
30.04.1963 -  Fire at B62 type fish processing vessel "Sovetskaya Litva".
05.05.1963 -  Logger SRT-4263 ran aground near island Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.


30.05.1964 -  Dry cargo vessel of Kamchatrybprom "Zavoyko" sank in Petropavlovak-Kamchatckiy.
15.04.1964 -  Small size fishing seiner MRS-80 №379 disappeared at Far East.
24.09.1964 -  Small size fishing seiner MRS №4304 capsized and sank at Far East.
26.11.1964 -  Trawler"Kristall" capsized in port Kaliningrad.


19.01.1965 -  In heavy storm Soviet Union lost four trawlers in the Barents Sea.
02.02.1965 -  Tanklogger "Nizmennyy" ran aground and later sank near east coast of Kamchatka.
23.02.1965 -  Logger "Adimi" ran aground east coast of Kamchatka.
15.04.1965 -  Logger SRT-638 "Medynka" ran aground and later sank in the Baltic Sea.
25.08.1965 -  Logger SRT-126 "Mys" foundered after collision.
26.10.1965 -  Trawler "Tsentavr" run aground and later sank in Lavrova bay, east Kamchatka.
30.10.1965 -  Small size fishing trawler MRT-265 "Kizhuch" run aground and later sank in the Baltic Sea.
31.10.1965 -  Fish carrier "Ayan" run aground and later foundered in gulf Kekurnyy, the Sea of Okhotsk.
1965 -  Fire occurred on board research trawler "Sevastopol" in Kola Bay while waiting major refit.


05.01.1966 -  Logger "Tukums" sank in the Norwegian Sea as a result of cargo holds flooding.
15.01.1966 -  Fish carrier "Angara" sank at Far East.
01.1966 -  Fish processing vessel "Refrigerator No. 10" sank in the Bering Sea about 35 miles north of Unimak Island, in the Eleutians, apparently after becoming holed in the cargo hold.
06.02.1966 -  Seiner "Toporok" foundered in the Black Sea. 
19.02.1966 -  Logger "Karaga" sank in the Sea of Okhotsk as a result of icing.
18.03.1966 -  Seiner MRS-80 №1151 run aground in the mouth of river Kamchatka.
16.04.1966 -  Seiner "Omulevka" run aground in the Second Kuril strait.
19.11.1966 -  Logger SRT-4160 "Chek-Su" sank in the North Sea following a collision with fish processing vessel.
23.12.1966 -  Tug "Leningradets" run aground in Avachinskaya Guba, Far East.
1966 -  Trawler "Pobeda" was damaged by a fire while berthed in home port Murmansk.


28.02.1967 -  "Tropik" type trawler "Tukan" sank during a storm about 15 miles west of Hanstholm Lighthouse on the west coast of Judand in lat. 57°18'N, long. 08°23'E.
04.03.1967 -  Logger SRT-4240 "Orel" ran aground at the point of Skaw, Unst island (Shetlands Islands). 
15.11.1967 -  Fish processing vessel "Baltika"  grounded during heavy weather.


07.03.1968 -  Logger "Korshun" sank at Far East after collision with trawler SRTM 8-432.
05.1968 -  Trawler "Mayakovsky" sank near Labrador coast following a heavy fire.
06.1968 -  Trawler "Dzhankoy" was damaged by a fire while berthed in home port Murmansk.
14.10.1968 -  Seiner "Spartak" capsized and sank at Far East.
15.10.1968 -  Seiner "Borets" capsized and sank at Far East.
27.11.1968 -  Fire on board of cargo vessel "Yakut".


23.01.1969 -  Trawler "Chernyshevskiy" sank following a collision with trawler "Perlamutr".
13.03.1969 -  Logger SRT-4553 "Pavilosta" sank after collision near USA coast.
26.04.1969 -  Trawler "Grigoriy Poluyanov" got several underwater holes in the Labrador sea.
21.05.1969 -  Small size fishing seiner MRS-80 №419 foundered at Far East.
15.09.1969 -  Small size fishing seiner MRS-80 №1517 run aground in Bering Sea.
16.09.1969 -  Small size fishing seiner MRS-80 №116 foundered at Far East.
14.12.1969 -  Logger "Nakhimov"  sank in the Sea of Okhotsk.
16.12.1969 -  Seiner "Adlerovets"  capsized and sank in the Black Sea.


29.01.1970 -  Seiner "Pioner" in heavy weather ran aground near cape Kamennyy, the Sea of Azov.
18.03.1970 -  Trawler "Gonets" was grounded near Sevastopol during heavy weather.
23.04.1970 -  Trawler "Pinagor" was lost when she run aground on a reef near Paromushir island.
29.04.1970 -  Tug "Burnyy" sank after collision at russian Far East.
30.07.1970 -  Seiner "Berda" sank in the Sea of Japan after collision with another vessel.
30.09.1970 -  Small size fishing seiner MRS-80 №290 disappeared in Tatar strait, the Sea of Japan.
09.10.1970 -  Seiner "Kharius" capsized and sank.


19.06.1971 -  Trawler "Braslav" sank following a collision with m/v "Sula".
16.08.1971 -  Seiner MRS-80 №1067 capsized and sank at Far East.


06.02.1972 -  Logger SRT-4497 "Ludza" was wrecked on the Unst island (Shetlands Islands).
12.02.1972 -  Seiner "Lysva" disappeared during a stormy weather.
06.05.1972 -  Trawler "Lydza" sank at Far East.
14.10.1972 -  Small size fishing seiner MRS-80 №1455 foundered at Far East.
31.12.1972 -  Training trawler"Kompass" sank in the port of Murmansk.


14.04.1973 -  Logger SRT-4529 "Naj-Naj" sank after collision with other trawler.
23.11.1973 -  Seiner RS-5271 "Yastreb" foundered in the Baltic Sea.
11.06.1973 -  While fishing in Southeast Atlantic, in 90 miles from port Uolfish-bej trawler "Slavsk" collided with a foreign vessel.
14.06.1973 -  Trawler "Akademik Berg"  collided with soviet submarine "K-56".
30.06.1973 -  Trawler "Sretensk"  sank in Bering Sea after collision with trawler "Amurskiy Partizan".
13.07.1973 -  Trawler "15 Syezd VLKSM" sank following a collision in dense fog with the Russian trawler"Nakhodka" off the Oregon coast.
22.08.1973 -  Trawler "Ekliptika" was wrecked when she ran aground on rocks 15 miles south of Valparaiso.
23.11.1973 -  Seiner RS-5271 "Yastreb" foundered in the Baltic Sea.


31.01.1974 -  Flooding  of engine room of multi-purpose mother vessel"50 Let Oktyabrya".
13.03.1974 -  Freezer trawler "Morshansk" foundered after collision with greek vessel "Natal".
14.03.1974 -  Trawler type trawler "Sovetskiye Profsoyuzy" collided with tanker "Sakhalinneft".
22.11.1974 -  Factory freezer trawler "Kobuleti" foundered after collision with supertrawler "Akhilleon".


12.01.1975 -  Fish processing vessel "Elton" run aground in Avachinskiy zaliv, Kamchatka.
16.01.1975 -  Logger SRT-4549 "Nyuton" run aground at Far East.
29.01.1975 -  Factory vessel "Berezina" was engulfed by a fire that broke out in one of crew cabins.
23.03.1975 -  Freezer trawler "Cherdyn" sank followig explosion of unidentified object.
18.06.1975 -  Fish carrier "Shkval" was heavily damaged by a fire at port Bijela, Yugoslavia.
22.06.1975 -  Tropik type trawler "Zalesje" sank in the North Atlantic in lat. 48°05'N, long. 14°55'W, following a collision with the British motor vessel "Ionic".
24.11.1975 -  Trawler "Gorizont" sank following a collision with the Moroccan motor vessel "Ifni" in the English Channel about 20 miles south of the Isle of Wight in lat. 50°13'N long. 01°13'W.


03.1977 -   Freezer trawler "Svobodnyy" was grounded during heavy storm.


11.07.1978 -  Collision of fish processing vessels "Lamut" and "Irbit".
14.09.1978 -  Fishing vessel RB-80 №180 capsized at an entrance to Krutogorova river mouth (Kamchatka).
09.10.1978 -  Singaporean motor vessel "Nordmark" collided with "Tavriya" type fish processing vessel"Rudnyy" in the Baltic Sea.
26.12.1978 -  Trawler"Boris Gorinskiy" sank following a collision with refrigerated fish carrier "Proliv Laperuza" .
1978 -  Fish factory trawler "Krechet" grounded on eastern shore of Kamchatka.


01.01.1979 -  Fish factory trawler "Severomorskiy Komsomolets" was wrecked near the cape Chevray in the Barents Sea.
01.01.1979 -  Fish carrier "Ostrov Sibiryakova" run aground in the Baltic Sea during towing to Riga.
05.02.1979 -  B14 type trawler "Metrostroy" disappeared during a blizzard in the Barents Sea about 55 miles east of Vardo, far north-eastern Norway.
04.05.1979 -  Mother base "Feliks Kon" sank alongside a berth in Sovetskaya Gavan.
28.09.1979 -  Fire in engine room of Atlantik type freezer trawler "Boksit" .
20.10.1979 -  Trawler "Amurskiy Partizan"  run aground on the Far East. The vessel was lost.
31.10.1979 -  Seiner "Praktichnyy" run aground on the Far East. The vessel was lost.


02.07.1980 -  Mother base "Sovetskaya Kamchatka" run aground in Avachinskaya Guba near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.


19.06.1981 -  Mother base "Aleksandr Kosarev" grounded at Kuril islands.
23.06.1981 -  Trawler "Armaturshchik" sank in Bering Sea after collision with trawler "Dubno".
07.09.1981 -  SRTR-9074 "Oleniy" foundered in the Barents Sea.
10.09.1981 -  Soviet nuclear powered submarine "K-45" collided with supertrawler "Novokachalinsk".


08.01.1982 -  In heavy weather SChS-151 sank 4 miles west from cape Zyuk, the Sea of Azov.
08.01.1982 -  In heavy weather SChS-1148 grounded not far from Kerch in the Kerchenskiy strait. Two lives lost.
08.01.1982 -  In heavy weather SChS-1239 grounded near cape Zyuk, the Sea of Azov.
04.05.1982 -  While berthed at the home port of Vladivostok Large mother ship "Aleksandr Obukhov" capsized following wrong ballast operations.
16.10.1982 -  Trawler "Zheleznovodsk" sank following a collision in dense fog with the Chinese motor vessel "Jian De" east of Gibraltar in lat. 36°10'N, long. 04°35'W.
21.10.1982 -  Fish processing vessel "Refrigerator No.13" collided with soviet submarine "S-178".


16.04.1983 -  Fire on board of factory trawler"Khrustal".
20.06.1983 -  "Tropik" type trawler"Orion" while fishing at coast of Africa as a result of a rough navigating mistake ran aground at speed 8 kn.
11.1983 -  Trawler SRTM 8-428 sank in the Bering Sea.
15.12.1983 -  Fire on board of fish factory vessel "Sovetskaya Kamchatka".
24.12.1983 -  Dry cargo vessel "Gomel" sank in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.


08.03.1984 -  Factory trawler"Khrustal" ran aground in Kaliningrad sea canal, while in tow to scrap yard after the tow rope broke.
30.05.1984 -  Trawler"German Titov" sank in the Sea of Okhotsk.
22.08.1984 -  Motor vessel "Akademik Shukhov" collided with "Tavriya" type fish processing vessel"Burevestnik" on the Liepaya road.
10.10.1984 -  Small size fishing seiner MRS-225-050 foundered at Far East.
30.12.1984 -  Fire in a cargo hold of Spassk type fish factory ship "Suzdal" .


14.10.1985 -  Freezer trawler "Iozas Vitas" collided with Spanish trawler "Alcoco".


26.12.1986 -  Explosion of auxiliary boiler in engine room of vessel "Primorsk".


08.1987 -  Freezer trawler "Mongoliya" was grounded near village Dikson, Kara Sea.


27.01.1988 -  Fire on board of fish processing vessel "Tauysk".
02.04.1988 -  "Pioner Latvii" type trawler "Mys Bobrova" sank in the Bering Sea, after becoming stuck in ice, which pierced her hull, causing water to gush into her engine-room.
08.12.1988 -  "Mayakovsky" type trawler"Nadezhdinsk" run aground at the bay Glubokaya, Kamchatka.
09.12.1988 -  Freezer trawler "Za Rodinu" sank after collision in the Baltic Sea.


06.09.1989 -  Fishing vessel "Ladushkin" sank following a collision with Finnish tanker "Tebostar" in the Baltic Sea off Gotland Island in lat. 56°33'N, long. 17°45'E.
08.12.1989 -  Fire on board trawler "Vitautas Putna" in the Bay of Biscay in approximately lat. 45°04'N, long. 08°09'W.


30.01.1990 -  Seiner-trawler "Nevodskoye" sank in the Sea of Okhotsk after collision.
07.10.1990 -  Seiner-trawler "Demyansk" sank in the Ussuriyskiy Zaliv, Far East.
1990 -  Seiner-trawler "Repino" sank after collision in the Bay of Nakhodka.


28.08.1991 -  Small size fishing trawler MRTK-1079 ran aground not far from Kaliningrad, the Baltic Sea.
18.12.1991 -  "Tropik" type trawler "Kartly" ran aground on the north-west corner of Gigha Island in lat. 55°42'N, long. 05°45'W.
1991 -  Seiner "Olkhon" sank together with crew at the Russian Far East.


26.04.1924 - "PESETS" - schooner, built in 1907 in France.
  Sealer "Pesets" was icebound in the White Sea. All crew members saved by icebraker "A. Sibiryakov".


18.09.1930 - "OKHOTSK" - dry cargo vessel, built in 1917 in USA.
  Dry cargo vesselm "Okhotsk" was engulfed by a fire in port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Vessel was towed out from the port and sunk.


01.08.1931 - "CHUKOTKA" - schooner, built in 1918 in USA
  Schooner "Chukotka" was icebound on her way to island Wrangel. She sank on 1 August, 1931. All seamen were saved by the vessel "Chukotka".


08.12.1931 - Steam trawler T-3 "KASATKA" - built in 1931 in Germany, port of registry - Murmansk.
  Trawler T-3 "Kasatka" ran aground in the Barents Sea. Vessel was lost.


12.1931 - Steam trawler T-23 "MAKREL" - built in 1916 in Great Britain, port of registry - Murmansk.
  Trawler T-23 "Makrel" disappeared in the Barents Sea.


31.01.1932 - T-47 "SOJUSRYBA" and T-53 "OSETR" - built in 1931 in Germany, port of registry - Murmansk.
  On January 31, 1932 during heavy storm both trawlers foundered together with crew in the Barents Sea.


25.06.1932 - "GOSRYBTREST" - schooner.
  Schooner "Gosrybtrest" run aground in stormy weather in Obskaya Guba (Kara Sea). Vessel was lost, but all crew members saved by other vessels.


07.11.1936 - "KRESTYANKA" - schooner, built in 1933 in USSR.
  In heavy storm schooner "Krestyanka" foundered in the Bering Sea together with 23 crew members and 1 passenger.


04.11.1937 - "LENGOSTORG" - sealer, built in 1930 in Norway, port of registry - Murmansk..
  Sealer "Lengostorg" in stormy weather run aground offshore rocks of island Pyat Paltsev (Kara Sea). Vessel was lost.


03.11.1946 - "VERTLYUG" - fishing seiner, built in 1945 in USSR, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  In the afternoon on the third of November, 1946 on the way to Ust-Kamchatsk in a whole gale sea water began to leak inside the fishing seiner No. 15 "Vertlyug". The captain decided to take cover from a storm behind the cape Nizkiy. On the way to the cape the seiner run aground. The engine-room was flooded. Seamen were saved next morning by other vessels. The seiner was lost.


19.09.1948 - "AVACHA" - fishing seiner, built in 1936 in Japan.
  On the eighteenth of September, on the way to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the seiner Avacha got to a heavy storm. In the engine-room a leak appeared. On the nineteenth of September at 01:40 main engine stopped. In the morning a list of the vessel reached 25 degrees and continued to increase, and at 12:10 the seiner sank. Seamen got over in the working boat and the raft fabricated from empty barrels. In the evening the whaler "Trudfront" rescued 15 of 17 being onboard of "Avacha" seamen. Two seamen lost the lives in this accident.


24.12.1948 - SRT-9 "N. KNIPOVICH" - ex"Fro", logger, built in 1936 in Germany, port of registry - Murmansk.
  SRT-9 "N. Knipovich" run aground in stormy weather. The vessel was lost.


21.01.1949 - "ITELMEN" - cargo vessel, built in 1918 in Japan.
  On January, 1949 in heavy storm three seamen were washed away from a deck by powerful wave and 4 other seamen heavy injured. Also superstructure of "Itelmen" was damaged.
02.03.1949 - MRT-20 "SMELYJ" and MRT-22 "PEREDOVOJ" were fishing in the Baltic Sea in stormy weather. In attempt to enter into port Pionersk they being smashed against a concrete breakwater.


15.09.1949 - "PASSAT" - ex minesweepers, built in 1943 in USA, port of registry -  Vladivostok.
  On September 15, 1949 in bad weather whaler "Passat" ran aground on the Paramushir island, Kuril Islands in lat. 50°10'N, long. 155°35'. Vessel was lost.


21.02.1950 - "MIRAZH" - Logger type trawler, built in 1949 in GDR, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On February 21, 1950 in dense fog trawler "Mirazh" ran aground on the Bornholm island, the Baltic Sea. Crew abandoned the vessel. Later she was broken on two parts.


18.08.1950 - "YUPITER" - finnish built skhooner.
  Schooner Jupiter "Yupiter" was in a fishing grounds in Northern Atlantic. During mooring to the mother ship "Tungus" main engine failed. On August 18 schooner "Yupiter" run aground. Together with the vessel one seaman died, other crew members were saved.


22.06.1951 - "KASATKA" - schooner.
  At Far East schooner "Kasatka" capsized near tanker "Khersones" due to loss of stability. Three seamen died.


04.08.1951 - "SEYVAL" - ex "Polarfront", built in 1941 in Finland, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  On August 4, 1951 whaler "Seyval" ran aground in the bay Severnaya of Iturup island, Kuril Islands. The vessel was lost.


24.12.1951 - "GOLUB" - ex SRT-630, logger type trawler, built in 1949 in GDR, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On December 24, 1951 on her way to fishing area trawler "Golub" ran aground at the east coast of Kamchatka, to the south of the cape Sopochny. The vessel was lost.


12.01.1952 - Steam trawler RT-313 "VOSTOK" - built in 1931 in Italy,  yard No. 134, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  On January 12, 1952 vessel last time had radio communication with a port and she did not arrived in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy the same evening. During searching operation were found some goods from the trawler and body of seaman. It conjectured that the vessel blew up after collision with a floating mine.
 54 seamen were lost.


16.08.1952 - "ISKRA" - ex SRT-387, logger type trawler, built in 1951 in GDR, yard No. 387, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On August 16, 1952 on her way from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy in dense fog trawler "Iskra" ran aground on the east coast of Kamchatka in lat. 51°59''N, long. 158°17'E. All crew members were rescued, but the vessel was lost.


28.08.1952 - SRT-103 "RAKETA", SRT-142 "GONG", SRT-339 - Logger type trawlers, built in 1949-1950 in GDR,
  On August night 28, 1952 above-mentioned trawlers were waiting unloading not far from mother base "Tungus". In stormy weather all trawlers foundered. SRT-468 rescued 15 seamen from SRT-103 "Raketa". SRT-335 rescued all crew from SRT-339. All seamen from SRT-142 "Gong" were lost.


09.11.1952 - STB-2058 - steel trawl boat, built in 1952 in GDR.
  On Novemer 9, 1952 foundered in the Baltic Sea while in tow from GDR by logger SRT-4120. All 6 crew members were lost.


09.11.1952 - TRB-28 "MINOGA" - Wooden trawl boat, built in 1948 in GDR.
 
On November 9, 1952 while following in stormy weather to the port Baltiysk TRB-28 "Minoga" run aground on a stone ridge and soon the vessel was completely destroyed by a storm.


13.12.1952 - "GAGARA" - ex SRT-632, logger type trawler, built in 1951 in GDR, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On December 13, 1952 on the way to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy trawler "Gagara" ran aground on the east coast of Kamchatka. All crew members were rescued, but the vessel was lost.


14.01.1953 - TRB-19 "SHEMAJA" - Wooden trawl boat, built in 1947 in GDR.
 
On January 14, 1953 while following in stormy weather to the port Baltiysk TRB-19 "Shemaja" run aground on a stone ridge and soon the vessel was completely destroyed by a storm.


21.02.1953 - "URUP" - seiner.
  On February 21, 1953 in heavy storm on her way to port seiner "Urup" ran aground not far from Poti, Georgia. Three vessels tried to rescue seamen but without success. Only two seamen reached a shore, but one of them soon died and another went mad. 12 lives were lost in this disaster.


13.04.1953 - "KAPITAN CHIRIKOV" - dry cargo vessel, built in 1949 in Finland, yard No. 874, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On April 11, 1953 steamship "Kapitan Chirikov" ran aground at the area of cape Kronotskiy, east Kamchatka. Two cargo holds were flooded. Two days later on April 13 she foundered in bay Olga in 1.8 miles from coast.


12.08.1953 - SRT-130 - logger type passenger vessel, built in 1950 in GDR, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On August 12, 1953 on her way to west coast of Kamchatka SRT-130 ran aground at the east coast of Kamchatka near cape Krestovyy. The vessel was lost.


19.05.1954 - "YANTAR" - schooner-bark, built in 1949 in Finland,  yard No. 13.
  On May 19, 1954 schooner "Yantar" belonged to Kamchatrybprom on her way to west Kamchatka run aground near island Shumshu. The hull was holed and water started to leak to cargo hold. On May 20 night the vessel was abandoned and later run aground in lat. 50°48'4"N, long. 156°19'3"E. Next month the vessel was destroyed by storm.


09.12.1954 - "KREVETKA" - schooner-bark, built in 1947 in Finland.
  On December 9, 1954 schooner "Krevetka" belonged to Kamchatrybprom run aground Kamchatka.


22.12.1954 - "SANNIKOV" - "Murmanryba" type tug, built in 1951 in Finland.
  On December 21 the tug "Sannikov" belonged to Kamchatrybprom left Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the aid of logger  "SRT-608" in distress on the western coast of Kamchatka. At night on December 22 in stormy weather at 00.20 the main steam-engine stopped because of falling of steam in steam boiler. At 06.10 the tug was grounded on coastal stones near the cape Pyramidnyy on east coast of Kamchatka. One seaman was washed overboard and died. The vessel was lost.


12.1954 - SRT-608 - Logger type trawler, built in 1951 in GDR, yard No. 608, port of registry - Nakhodka.
  Logger SRT-608 foundered near а mouth of Kamchatka's river Koshogochek in lat. 51°48'N, long. 156°30'E.


17.01.1955 - MRT-266 "MOYVA" - Small size fishing trawler, built in 1949 in Finland, yard No. 34.
MRT-266 "Moyva"
sank in the Baltic Sea in stormy weather. All 11 seamen lost their lives.


17.01.1955 - TRB-21 "FOREL" - Wooden trawl boat, built in 1948 in GDR, yard No. 1002.
TRB-21 "Forel"
sank in the Baltic Sea in stormy weather. All 6 seamen lost their lives.


17.01.1955 - TRB-26 "BELORYBITSA" - Wooden trawl boat, built in 1948 in GDR.
TRB-26 "Belorybitsa"
sank in the Baltic Sea in stormy weather. All 5 seamen lost their lives.


04.02.1955 - RS-633 - SO-300 type seiner, built in 1951 in GDR, yard No. 633.
  On February 4, 1955 in stormy weather seiner RS-633 foundered in Tatar strait not far from Kholmsk, Sakhalin.


15.03.1955 - SRT-658 - Logger type trawler, built in 1952 in GDR, yard No. 658.
  On March 15, 1955 in the morning in heavy storm SRT-658 last time had radio communication. In the evening on march, 15 at sea was observed capsized trawler. Next day were found life boat and other objects from missing vessel. 23 (22?) seamen were lost together with vessel.


05.1955 - SRT-602 - Logger type trawler, built in 1951 in GDR, yard No. 602, port of registry - Nakhodka.
  In may 1955 logger SRT-602 was lost in Shelikhov gulf in lat. 61°17'2"N, long. 159°47'1"E.


14.10.1955 - SRT-4209 "NORA" - Logger type trawler, built in 1954 in GDR,  yard No. 4209, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On October 14, 1955 trawler SRT-4209 "Nora" came to one of bays of island Mykines to find shelter from a storm. During maneuvers in a bay the vessel run aground. All crew members were saved by other vessels.


19.11.1955 - SRT-657 - Logger type trawler, built in 1952 in GDR,  yard No. 657, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  On November 19, 1955 vessel ran aground on a reef. Both holds were flooded. Next day list of the trawler ran up to 34 degrees and water started to leak to engine room. On the evening on 21 november, after receiving of pumps from the tug "Roslavl", crew started pumping out of water from aft hold. In the morning on 22 November list of the vessels ran up to 6 degrees. Tug "Roslavl" pulled the trawler from reef and towed to port Korsakov.


15.12.1955 - SRT-186 "YAKUT" - Logger type trawler, built in 1950 in GDR, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On December 15, 1955 trawler SRT-186 "Yakut" ran aground due navigation mistake near village Eidi, island Eysturoy, Faеroe Islands.


1955 - "ISHIM" - tanker, built in 1951 in Sweden,  yard No. 135, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  Tanker "Ishim" sank in the Sea of Japan after collision with other soviet vessel.


27.02.1956 - SRT-4105 "NEVASTROY" - Logger type trawler, built in 1952, GDR,  yard No. 4105, port of registry - Nevelsk.
  On February 27, 1956 in heavy storm SRT-4105 "Nevastroy" sank together with crew on her way to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. 22 seamen were lost.


27.02.1956 - "PLUTON" - TKhS-300 type refrigerated fish carrier, built in 1953 in GDR,  yard No. 1215, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On February 27, 1956 fish carrier "Pluton" ran aground on rocks at Kamchatka due to drunk captain. Vessel's hull was seriously damaged.


1956 - RS-5294 "OLEVSK" - RS-300 type seiner, built in 1956 in GDR.
  Seiner RS-5294 collided with vessel "Kometa" in Aniva gulf, Far East. Her engine room was flooded. "Kometa" took seiner on tow but soon RS-5294 sank on depth 37 m. Subsequently she was refloated and put into operation.


09.1956 - SRT-4340  - Logger type trawler, built in 1956, GDR, yard No. 4340.
  Logger SRT-4340 run aground not far from cape Kruglyy, Kamchatka. Vessel was lost.


24.01.1957 - "SUNGARI" - tanker, built in 1952 in Sweden,  yard No. 137, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On January 24, 1957 tanker "Sungari"run aground near cape Lopatka, Kamchatka. All attempt to pull out the vessel from rocks were unsuccessful and all seamen abandoned tanker. Only in the middle of July "Sungari" was pulled out from rocks and towed to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.


02.1957 - "TULOMA" - "Yana" type fish carrier, built in 1956 in FRG, yard No. 513, IMO:5370565, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  In February 1957 fish carrier "Tuloma" on her way to Vladivostok run aground near one of kuril islands. She was pulled out from rocks and docked in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. But there broke out a fire. Dock was submerged together with vessel. Later "Tuloma" was repaired and scrapped only in 1996.


03.03.1957 - SRT-4320 - Logger type trawler, built in 1956 in GDR,  yard No. 4320, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On March 03, 1957 in Norwegian Sea west german fishing trawler BX-369 hit the soviet trawler SRT-4105. Left board of the vessel in area of engine room was holed. SRT-4105 sank. All crew members were saved by other vessels.


13.03.1957 - "GRANIT" - SO-300 type seiner, built in 1952 in GDR, yard No. 589.
  On March 13, 1957 seiner "Granit" foundered in Tatar strait near Moneron island.


19.10.1957 - SRT-626 - Logger type trawler, built in 1951 in GDR,  yard No. 626/150, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On October 19, 1957 trawler SRT-626 run aground at Lavrov bay, Kamchatka. Vessel was lost.


23.11.1957 - "UZBEKISTAN" - "Rega" type trawler, built in 1954, yard No. B10/25, port of registry - Murmansk.
  On November 23, 1957 trawler "Uzbekistan" wend its way from Murmansk to fishing bounds. To fix a problem in engine room they decided to drop anchor between continent and Kildin island, but as a result of navigation mistake the vessel grounded on rocks of Kildin island. All crew members were saved, but "Uzbekistan" was lost.


10.12.1957 - SRT-706 "SVIYAGA" - "Gornostay" type trawler, built in 1957, yard No. 706.
  On December 10, 1957 trawler SRT-706 "Sviyaga" sank near second Kuril Strait, the Sea of Okhotsk. 14 seamen died.


12.1957 - "KARP" - "Pioner" type trawler, built in 1957, Great Britain, yard No. 247, IMO:5182683, port of registry - Murmansk.
  In December 1957 trawler "Karp" damaged underwater part of speed log. Captain decided to fix the problem at sea. But when a log was pulled out crew could not quickly to close a hole and water began to fill the engine room. In several hours it was flooded because pumps could not to pump out so large quantity of water. Cargo vessel "Indigirka" took the trawler on tow and turn to Spitsbergen islands. But water leaked to aft spaces and "Karp" sank. All crew members were picked up by "Indigirka".


03.1958 - RT-37 "PALTUS" - ex"Siete", built in 1911, Argentina, yard No. 488, port of registry - Murmansk.
  In March 1958 trawler "Paltus" run aground on rocks not far from Murmansk, because of magnetic compass deviation was not checked and course of the vessel was laid incorrectly. Engine room was rapidly flooded and crew abandoned the vessel in life boats.


01.08.1958 - MRS-80 "MIRNYY" - project 389, small size fishing seiner.
MRS-80 "Mirnyy" capsized and sank at Far East together with 7 crew members.


28.08.1958 - SRT-463 "MEGRA" - Logger type trawler, built in 1951, GDR, yard No. 463, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On August 28, 1958 trawler SRT-463 "Megra" ran aground due to navigation mistake at south end of norwegian island Jan Mayen. All crew members were rescued, but the vessel was lost.


28.09.1958 - MRS-80 "SLAVA" - project 389, small size fishing seiner.
MRS-80 "Slava" capsized and sank at Far East together with 4 crew members.


16.10.1958 - SRT-4442 "NESTEROV" - Logger type trawler, built in 1957, GDR, yard No. 4442, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On October 16, 1958 SRT-4442 was disabled and adrift after propeller got entangled in net. Soon trawler was grounded on rocks of the Unst island, Shetland islands. When rescuers arrived they found at shore only three seamen, SRT-4442 foundered. According to other information the vessel was lost due to navigation mistake.


1958 - "KAPITAN PUTINTSEV" - ex SRT-647, logger type trawler, built in 1952 in GDR,  yard No. 647, port of registry - Nakhodka.
  Trawler "Kapitan Putintsev" during heavy storm near Utashud island got dangerous list. Captain decided to ground vessel. As a result of grounding one seaman died but all other rescued safely.


29.04.1959 - "VOLKHOV" - "Angara" type refrigerated fish carrier, built in 1954 in Sweden, IMO:5383316, Yard No. 15, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  On April 29, fish carrier "Volkhov" ran aground island Atlasova at Far East.


17.10.1959 - "KRASNOGVARDEYSK" - "Aktyubinsk" type refrigerated fish carrier, built in 1958 in USSR, IMO:5196490, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  On October 17, 1959 fish carrier "Krasnogvardeysk" ran aground island Simushir at Far East.


29.09.1960 - MRS-80 №1557 - project 389, small size fishing seiner.
  MRS-80 №1557 capsized and sank at Far East together with 5 crew members.


1960 - "USTRITSA" - schooner-bark, built in 1949 in Finland,  yard No. 11.
  In 1960 schooner "Ustritsa" belonged to Kamchatrybprom run aground in Lavrova bay at Kamchatka. Vessel was lost.


27.01.1961 - SRTR-9005 "OLENEK" - "Okean" type trawler, built in 1958, GDR,  yard No. 9005.
  On January 27, 1961 during bad weather SRTR-9005 "Olenek" drifted on the north-west of Shetland Islands, not far from shore line. Soon she was grounded on rocks of the island Yell. 13 seamen lost their lives.


01.10.1961 - "SIMFEROPOL" - Sevastopol" type fish processing vessel, built in 1959, IMO:5328665, Yard No. 526, port of registry - Sevastopol.
  Vessel was grounded in lat. 22°59'S, long. 14°24'E near Walvis Bay, Namibia. Only on October 6, 1961 Simferopol" was pulled out from ground with efforts of three soviet vessels.


08.10.1961 - SRT-621 "YARTSEVO" - Logger type trawler, built in 1951, GDR,  yard No. 621, port of registry - Klaipeda.
  On October 8, 1961 SRT-621 "Yartsevo" run aground near island Christianso, not far from island Bornholm in theBaltic Sea. All crew members were rescued next day.  It was made attempt to refloat vessel, but finally decided to finish works because of large damage to hull.


01.01.1962 - "KLYUCHEVSKOY" - medium size trawler.
  Trawler "Klyuchevskoy" disappeared in the east Bering Sea on January 1, 1962.


02.02.1962 - SRT-356 "MAIA" - Logger type trawler, built in 1950, GDR,  yard No. 356, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On February 2, 1962 SRT-356 "Maia" together with SRT-356 "Angarsk" were anchored in one of bays on the north of Shetland Islands. Main engine of SRT-356 "Maia" was under repair. Because of bad weather trawlers started to drift and soon ran aground on rocks of Fetlar island. Later SRT-356 "Angarsk" slipped from rocks, but SRT-356 "Maia" next day the vessel foundered.


04.1962 - "KOMSOMOLETS ARKTIKI" - fish processing vessel, built in 1898 in the Netherlands,  port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  "Komsomolets Arktiki" was abandoned in Imatra bay at Far East during winter 1961-1962. She sank there in april 1962.


02.05.1962 - RS-5240"ZAYSAN" - RS-300 type seiner, built in 1954 in GDR, yard No. 5240, port of registry - Nakhodka.
   On April 23, 1962 RS-5240 "Zaysan" run aground cape Chibuynyy, island Shumshu. On May 2 the vessel was pulled out from rocks but soon foundered.


20.10.1962 - "SOVETSKAYA KAMCHATKA" - "Severodvinsk" type fish processing vessel, built in 1961 in Poland, IMO:5336014, B62/09, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  While berthed at the port Magadan,  on October 20, 1962 in  one of cabines broke out a fire from cigarette stub.  Flame was enlarged to other cabines and navigation bridge. Two men died in fire.


03.1963 - "RASTOROPNYY" - "Mirnyy" type whale catcher, built in 1962, USSR, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  On March 16, 1963 vessel 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.


30.04.1963 - "SOVETSKAYA LITVA" - Severodvinsk" type fish processing vessel, built in 1959 in Poland, IMO:5336040, B62/04, port of registry - Klaipeda.
  While berthed at the home port Klaipeda,  on April 30, 1963, in  the cabin of 4th engineer broke out a fire from cigarette stub.  Flame was enlarged to other cabines on deck and also to another deck and navigation bridge. Completely fire was extinguished after several hours with the help of fire-fighting boat and municipal fire-brigade.


05.05.1963 - SRT-4263 - Logger type trawler, built in 1955, GDR, port of registry - Klaipeda.
  On May 05, 1963 SRT-4263 ran aground not far from Bornholm island in the Baltic Sea.  All crew members were rescued. Vessel foundered the same day.


30.05.1964 - ZAVOYKO - "Alatyr" type dry cargo vessel, project 220, built in 1954 in USSR, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  Dry cargo vessel of Kamchatrybprom "Zavoyko" sank in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. She was refloated five days later.


14.04.1964 - MRS-80 №379 - project 389, small size fishing seiner.
  MRS-80 №379 disappeared at Far East together with 7 crew members.


26.11.1964 - "KRISTALL" - "Mayakovsky" type trawler, IMO: 5196749, Yard No. 825, 1960, Soviet flag, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  Trawler "Kristall" was berthed in port Kaliningrad after major repair and dry dock. One day before sea trials the vessel started bunkering. Soon "Kristall" capsized because of wrong bunkering operating. She was refloated and served untill 1993.


19.01.1965 -   On January 19, 1965 in heavy storm and extremely low temperature disappeared four medium size trawlers "Boksitogorsk", Nakhichevan", Sebezh" and Sevsk". "Boksitogorsk" was found capsized because of overicing. Before she sank in lat. 58°32'S, long. 172°48'W one man was rescued by trawler "Urup". It was one of the most serious casualties in the soviet time fishery.


02.02.1965 - "NIZMENNYY" - tanklogger, built in 1957 in GDR, Yard No. 1609, IMO:6857596, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  On February 2, 1965 tanker "Nizmennyy" run aground cape Opasnyy, east Kamchatka and soon foundered in lat. 52°41'N, long. 158°39'E.


23.02.1965 - "ADIMI" - logger, built in 1956 in GDR, Yard No. 4403, port of registry - Nakhodka.
  On February 23, 1965 trawler "Adimi" run aground cape Polosatyy, east Kamchatka in lat. 52°15'N, long. 158°35'E. Vessel was lost.


15.04.1965 - SRT-638 "MEDYNKA" - logger type trawler, built in 1951 in GDR, Yard No. 482, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On April 15, 1965 trawler SRT-638 "Medynka" ran aground in the Baltic Sea not far from swedish settlement Landsort as a result of navigation mistake. When engine room was flooded all crew leaved the vessel. Several hours later the vessel slipped from rocks without assistance and foundered.


25.08.1965 - SRT-126 "MYS" - Logger type trawler, built in 1949 in GDR, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On August 25, 1965 trawler SRT-4473 "Kolpino" collided with  SRT-638 "Mys". The hull of SRT-638 "Mys" was holed and later she foundered. All crew members were saved by other vessels.


26.10.1965 - "TSENTAVR" - middle size fishing trawler, built in 1960 in USSR, Yard No. 1168, port of registry - Nakhodka.
  On October 26, 1965 trawler "Tsentavr" run aground in Lavrova bay, east Kamchatka. The vessel was pulled out from rocks but soon foundered in 2 miles from coast.


31.10.1965 - "AYAN" - fish carrier, built in 1962 in USSR, Yard No. 922, port of registry - Nakhodka.
  On October 31, 1965 fish carrier "Ayan" run aground and soon foundered in gulf Kekurnyy, the Sea of Okhotsk.


1965 - "SEVASTOPOL" - "Kreml" type trawler, built in 1951, 1957 converted to research, IMO:5321186, yard No. 1234, port of registry - Murmansk.
  Fire occured onboard research trawler "Sevastopol" in Kola Bay while waiting major refit (replacement of main engine). During firefighting operation so much water being pumped on board that vessel was grounded. It was declared a constructive total loss of the ship.


05.01.1966 - "TUKUMS" - built in 1957, GDR, Yard No. 4436, port of registry -  Liepaya.
  Trawler "Tukums" damage her hull during transferring of cargo to fish carrier. Water leakage to one of cargo spaces was found after finish of cargo operation, when the vessel was on her way to fishing. Trawler was taken on tow by fish factory vessel "Geyzer" but water started to leak to other cargo hold and soon "Tukums" sank. Not all crew members were saved successfully.


15.01.1966 - "ANGARA" - built in 1950, Sweden, Yard No. 10, IMO:5501713, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  In heavy weather fish carrier "Angara" was grounded on the Moneron island not far from south west part of the Sakhalin when she looked out a safe place to drop anchor. The vessel slipped from rocks, but later water flooded two cargo holds and "Angara" foundered. All crew members were picked up by other vessels.


01.1966 - "REFRIGERATOR NO. 10" - built in 1955, Denmark, Yard No. 730, IMO:5291745, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  Fish processing vessel "Refrigerator No. 10" in the Bering Sea about 35 miles north of Umnak Island, in the Aleutians, sustained hole below waterline in cargo hold area. Water flooded both cargo holds and the vessel sank. Sailors were picked up by soviet fishing vessels. Six crew members were lost.


06.02.1966 - "TOPOROK" - medium size Black Sea seiner.
  On February 6, 1966 seiner "Toporok" was on her way to Gelendzhik (Black Sea). Seiner foundered in heavy weather near cape Indocopas. All 13 crew members lost their lives.


19.02.1966 - "KARAGA" - Logger type trawler, built in 1956 in GDR, Yard No. 4392, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  Trawler "Karaga" foundered after icing in the Sea of Okhotsk near Utashud Island. All 26 (24?) crew members were lost.


18.03.1966 - MRS-80 №1151 - project 389, small size fishing seiner.
  Seiner MRS-80 №1151 run aground in the mouth of river Kamchatka, in lat. 56°14'N, long. 162°30'E.


16.04.1966 - "OMULEVKA" - SO-300 type seiner, built in 1952 in GDR, yard No. 584.
  Seiner "Omulevka" run aground in the Second Kuril strait.


23.12.1966 - "LENINGRADETS" - "Ayan" type tug, built in 1955 in USSR, Yard No. 290, IMO:6856059, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  During rescue operation in Avachinskaya Guba tug "Leningradets" owned by Petropavlovsk fishing port run aground. Engine room was flooded. Crew were rescued next morning, but the vessel pulled out from rocks only on March 6, 1967.


1966 - "POBEDA" - "Kreml" type trawler, built in 1950, IMO:5280095, yard No. 1232, port of registry - Murmansk.
  In the end of 1966 trawler "Pobeda" was berthed in port Murmansk. In forward spaced of the vessel broke out a fire. During firefighting operation showed up a treat of capsizing the vessel because a list run up to 20 degrees. But in several hours a fire was extinguished. Ballast tanks were filled with water and a list was removed.


28.02.1967 - "TUKAN" - "Tropik" type trawler, IMO: 6370380, Yard No.7002, 1962, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On February 28, 1967 in heavy storm, about 02.30 was found sea water in propeller shaft tunnel. To all appearance hatches, doors or vent ducts on the stern part of the trawler "Tukan" were loosen or hull was cracked, and water went inside the vessel. Very quickly fish processing and fish meal factories were flooded. At 04.42 was sent distress call and at 04.50 "Tukan" foundered about 15 miles west of Hanstholm Lighthouse on the northwest coast of the Denmark in lat. 57°18'N, long. 08°23'E. Soviet fish processing vessel "Vilis Lacis" saved 22 seamen, but one of them died on board. 57 seamen lost they lives together with vessel. Only 47 bodies were found next days.


04.03.1967 - SRT-4240 "Orel" - Logger type trawler, built in 1955 in GDR, Yard No. 4240, port of registry - Liepaya.
  On March 04, 1967 in heavy storm, SRT-4240 "Orel" ran aground at the point of Skaw, Unst Island. All crew members were rescued.


15.11.1967 - "BALTIKA" - built in 1949, Norway, IMO:5035220, Yard No.323, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  At the end of 1967 fish processing vessel "Baltika" was anchored in one of the bays of the Faеroe Islands. Night time she dragged her anchor during very strong wind and as a result she was grounded. Hull was damaged and water started to leak to the engine room and aft cargo hold. Soviet vessel "Altay" moored alongside the "Baltika" and unloaded cargo from liking cargo hold. Also holes in the hull were patched. In several days water was pumped out and on December 2, the vessel pulled from rocks and towed to Kaliningrad.


05.1968 - "MAYAKOVSKY" - lead vessel of this type, 1958, IMO:5230167, port of registry - Murmansk.
  While fishing in Labrador Sea On May, 18, 1968 at 04.05 in main switchboard of trawler "Mayakovsky" occured short circuit and broke out a fire. Fire very fast spread over all engine room. Engine room was sealed and at 04.30 steam-smothering system was activated. It seemed that a fire went out but at 04.55 explosion happened. At 05.30 another explosion happened and a fire broke out in the vesselS accommodation. All crew left the vessel on life boats and life raft. Ablaze trawler was towed to one of labrador islands. Several days later emergency squad began to pump out water from engine room but list of the vessel began to increase. When list reached 40 degrees emergency squad left the trawler and "Mayakovsky" foundered with large port side list and aft trim.


06.1968 - "DZHANKOY" - built in 1955 in Poland, IMO:6723070, Yard No. B10/49, port of registry - Murmansk.
  While berthed in Murmansk Fishing Port in one of cabins broke out a fire from radio set. As a result of a fire one cabin and navigation bridge were complitely destroyed.


14.10.1968 - "SPARTAK" - GDR built RS-300 type seiner, built in 1958, IMO: 6863624,  Yard No. 5312,  port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  Seiner "Spartak" capsized and sank at Far East.


15.10.1968 - "BORETS" - GDR built RS-300 type seiner, built in 1958, IMO: 6852649,  Yard No. 5313,  port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  Seiner "Borets"  capsized and sank at Far East.


27.11.1968 - "YAKUT" - dry cargo vessel, built in 1920 in USA, IMO: 6807589,  Yard No. 237,  port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  In one of cabins of cargo vessel "Yakut" blazed up a bottle with benzine. During a fire several seamen were lost.


23.01.1969 - "CHERNYSHEVSKIY" - "Mayakovsky" type trawler, IMO: 5069673, Yard No. 807, 1958, Soviet flag, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On January 23, 1969, trawler "Perlamutr" collided with trawler "Chernyshevskiy" not far from Labrador coast. Right board of the ship in area of engine room was holed. Through a hole water began to flood an engine room. Vessel deenergized and got a list. Crew tried to patch a hole, but without success, because sharp edges of a hole tore off a patch. Crew abandoned "Chernyshevskiy" and soon she sank.


13.03.1969 - SRT-4553 "PAVILOSTA" - Logger type trawler, built in 1958 in GDR, Yard No. 4553, port of registry - Liepaya.
  On March, 13, 1969 SRT-4553 "Pavilosta" sank after collision with tanker "Esso Honduras", not far from east USA coast in lat. 36°09'N, long. 19°39'W. All seamen from SRT-4553 were lost.


26.04.1969 - "GRIGORIY POLUYANOV" - B-25 type trawler, built in 1968 in Poland, IMO: 6914174, Yard No. B26/24, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On April 04, 1969, trawler "Grigoriy Poluyanov" got several underwater holes in ice-flores of the Labrador sea. Sea water began to flood cargo hold. Rescue vessel helped to pump out sea water and towed trawler to port St JohnS.


21.05.1969 - MRS-80 №419 - project 389, small size fishing seiner.
  MRS-80 №419 capsized and sank at Far East together with 7 crew members.


15.09.1969 - MRS-80 №1517 - project 389, small size fishing seiner.
  MRS-80 №1517 run aground rocks Okimkan in Bering Sea in lat. 59°44'N, long. 164°51E. Seven crew members were saved after 36 hours.


16.09.1969 - MRS-80 №116 - project 389, small size fishing seiner.
  MRS-80 №116 capsized and sank at Far East together with 6 crew members.


14.12.1969 - "NAKHIMOV" - GDR built logger, year of built 1957, IMO: 6870809, Yard No. 4523, port of registry - Nevelsk.
  On December 14, 1969, trawler "Nakhimov" run aground and later sank in the Sea of Okhotsk in lat. 59°15'N, long. 148°53'E.


16.12.1969 - "ADLEROVETS" - medium size Black Sea seiner.
  On December 16, 1969, seiner "Adlerovets" was on her way from Sochi to Anapa (Black Sea). In heavy weather near cape Indocopas large wave hit the vessel. While a list about 80 degrees water ingress to engine room, cargo hold and fore spaces. Second wave hit the vessel and "Adlerovets" capsized. Only one seamen was rescued by other seiner other 11 men died. Foundered vessel was found next days at a depth 42 m  in lat. 44°24'N, long. 38°12'E.


29.01.1970 - "PIONER" - medium size Black Sea seiner.
  On January 29, 1970, in heavy storm on her way from Temryuk to Kerch seiner "Pioner" run aground near cape Kamennyy, the Sea of Azov. The vessel was lost. Crew rescued safely.


18.03.1970 - "GONETS" - GDR built logger, year of built 1949, port of registry - Kerch.
  On March 15, 1970, while fishing near cape Tarkhankut, Black Sea, a trawl twisted around screw propeller of trawler "Gonets". On March 17, trawler "Kontact" took the vessel in tow. The weather became worse. Seagoing tug "Dunay" came to the scene and at 23.10 started towage of "Gonets" to Sevastopol. Around 01.00 both vessels run aground on a rocky coast near cape Khersones. "Dunay" went from rocks but "Gonets" was lost.


23.04.1970 - "PINAGOR" - "Gornostay" type trawler, Yard No. 1063, 1957, Soviet flag.
  On April 23, 1970, trawler "Pinagor" run aground on a reef off Paramushir island, Noth Kuril islands because of navigation mistake. Engine room was flooded in several minutes. Next morning all seamen were picked up by salvage ships. Later the vessel foundered in lat. 50°10'N, long. 155°42'E.


29.04.1970 - "BURNYY" - seagoing tug, built in 1961, IMO: 6852912, Yard No. 6078, port of registry - Nakhodka.
  On April 29, 1970, tug of Primorrybprom "Burnyy" sank after collision with the vessel "Zabaykalye" in zaliv Petra Velikogo at russian Far East in lat. 43°32'N, long. 133°00'E.


30.07.1970 - "BERDA" - GDR built RS-300 type seiner, built in 1953, Yard No. 5210, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  On July 30 (?), 1970, seiner "Berda" sank in the Sea of Japan after collision with another vessel.


30.09.1970 - MRS-80 №290 - project 389, small size fishing seiner.
  On September 30 1970, seiner MRS-80 №290 disappeared in Tatar strait, the Sea of Japan.


09.10.1970 - "KHARIUS" - GDR built RS-300 type seiner, built in 1958, IMO: 6873021, Yard No. 5314, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On October 09, 1970, seiner "Kharius" capsized and sank together with 16 (14?) crew members near mother base "Sovetskaya Kamchatka".


19.06.1971 - "BRASLAV" - "Mayakovsky" type trawler, IMO: 5050660, Yard No. 841, built in 1961, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  "Braslav" sank in the Sea of Okhotsk in lat. 53°25'N, long. 161°35'E following a collision with the Soviet tanker "Sula". All 106 seamen were rescued by "Sula" (??).


16.08.1971 - MRS-80 №1067 - project 389, small size fishing seiner.
  MRS-80 №1067 capsized and sank in two miles from island Sakhalin at Far East in lat. 49°08'N, long. 144°10'E.


12.02.1972 - "LYSVA" - GDR built RS-300 type seiner, built in 1954,  port of registry - Nakhodka.
  Seiner "Lysva" and eleven seamen disappeared during bad weather condition in the Zaliv Petra Velikogo on the Far East. The wreck of "Lysva" was accidentally found by divers on September 6, 2002, near the Vityaz bay.


06.05.1972 - "LUDZA" - GDR built logger, year of built 1957, IMO: 6870574, Yard No.4497.
  Trawler "Ludza" run aground and later foundered near of coast of island Paramushir at Far East in lat. 49°59'N, long. 155°25'E.


14.10.1972 - MRS-80 №1455 - project 389, small size fishing seiner.
  MRS-80 №1455 sank at Far East together with 6 crew members.


31.12.1972 - "KOMPASS" - "Pelengator" type training trawler, IMO: 6817015, Yard No. 822, built in 1968, port of registry - Murmansk.
  On December 31, 1970, trawler "Kompass" was anchored on the Murmansk road. She dragged her anchor during bad weather condition and struck a berth. Because of heave damage to her hull she sank near a berth. Later she was refloated and hulked.


14.04.1973 - SRT-4529 "NAY-NAY" - GDR built logger, year of built 1957, Yard No.4529.
  Trawler SRT-4529 "Nay-Nay" foundered at Far East after collision with trawler  SRT-4522 "Nalchik".


11.06.1973 - "SLAVSK" - "Tropik" type trawler, IMO: 6521783, Yard No.7053, built in 1965, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On June, 11, 1973 while fishing in Southeast Atlantic, in 90 miles from port Uolfish-Bej, at 02.37 (time local) trawler "Slavsk" collided with cuban freezer trawler "Playa Colorada". Left board of the ship in area of an engine room (50-th... 64-th frames) under a corner almost 90 degrees has been rammed. As a result of impact "Slavsk" received significant damages to area of engine room and a superstructure: length of a hole on a superstructure of 10 m, on boat deck - 5.25 m, on the main deck - 2 m, the height of a hole - 11.5 m, the bottom edge of a hole on 1.6 m is lower than a waterline, depth of damages on a superstructure - 4 m, on boat deck - 3 m, on the main deck - 2 m. Through a hole water almost instantly flooded engine room, distributed to fish factory and fish meal plant. At 04.00 emergency squad from trawler "Kazan" patched a hole. However it was not provide closing up of hole as the size of patch was insufficient for overlapping a underwater part of a hole. Crew of the trawler  together with emergency groups of other ships disconnected the flooded parts of electric systems and started the emergency diesel generator and provided lighting of vessel and work of the most necessary mechanisms. At 06.30 to the right board of "Slavsk" moored trawler "Volkhovstroy" and Slavsk" recieved electropumps collected from ships in area of disaster. It was started pumping out of water from fish factory and fish meal plant. At 19.25 from port Walvis Bay arrived tag "Kempbell" and started pumping out water from engine room. On June, 12 at 1109 trawler "Argun" in support trawlers "Volkhovstroy", "Porechie" and "Kayra" started towage of "Slavsk" to port Walvis Bay with a speed 2...3 kn. At 10.50 "Slavsk" dropped anchor on internal road of port Walvis Bay where the overload of frozen fish was started. Damaged underwater part was permanently welded and above-water parts closed up with canvas and boards. At 18.20 on July, 17 trawler "Porechie" started towage of "Slavsk" to port Kaliningrad.


14.06.1973 - "AKADEMIK BERG" - "Mayakovsky" type trawler, IMO: 6404155, built in 1963, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  On June 14, 1973, trawler "Akademik Berg" collided with soviet submarine "K-56". 26 (27?) seamans on submarine died.


30.06.1973 - "SRETENSK" -"Olga" type freezer trawler, IMO: 7045425, Yard No. 188, built in 1970.
  On June 30, 1973, trawler  "Amurskiy Partizan" in Bering Sea collided with trawler "Sretensk" which got a big hole and soon sank.


13.07.1973 - "15 SYEZD VLKSM" Russian, motor stern trawling factory ship, USSR, 1966, U.S.S.R., 3,170.
  The Russian motor stern trawling factory ship "15 Syezd VLKSM", registered at the Soviet Far Eastern port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, sank following a collision in dense fog with the Russian stern trawling factory ship "Nakhodka" off the Oregon coast about 25 miles south-west of Heceta Head on July 13, 1973. All her crew members were safely picked up. (from Maritime Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)


22.08.1973 - "EKLIPTIKA" Russian, motor trawler, U.S.S.R., 1967, U.S.S.R., 667.
  The Russian motor trawler "Ekliptika" was wrecked when she ran aground on rocks 15 miles south of Valparaiso on August 22, 1973. All her crew members were saved. (from Maritime Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)


23.11.1973 - RS-5271 "YASTREB" - RS-300 type seiner, Yard No. 5271, built in 1955 in GDR, IMO: 6862084, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  Seiner RS-5271 "Yastreb" followed from the bay Taga-Lakht, Saarema island, The Baltic Sea. Strong wave hit the vessel. Seiner got a list and crew found out a hole in the hull. RS-5271 "Yastreb" began sinking. All crew members moved to life raft and later were saved by vessel RMS-1529 but one seaman was lost in attempt to climb the RMS-1529.


31.01.1974 - "50 LET OKTYABRYA" - "Professor Baranov" type multi-purpose mother vessel, Yard No. B69/02, built in 1968 in Poland, IMO: 6827582, port of registry -  Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On January 31, 1974, during mooring in port of Nakhodka in engine room of mother vessel "50 Let Oktyabrya" duty engineer opened sea chest to remove ice from inside. After cleaning of sea chest, sea water poured inside engine room. Engine room was completely flooded.


13.03.1974 - "MORSHANSK" - "Vasiliy Yakovenko" type freezer trawler, project 502EM, Yard No. 1367, built in 1972 in USSR, IMO: 7305198, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  Trawler "Morshansk" was following from Las Palmas to the Barents Sea when greek vessel "Natal" hit "Morshansk". The hull of the vessel was holed in the area of engine room. In 36 minutes "Morshansk" foundered. All crew members moved to life rafts and later were picked up by Soviet vessel.


14.03.1974 - "SOVETSKIYE PROFSOYUZY" -"Mayakovsky" type trawler, IMO: 7032806, Yard No. 281, built in 1968, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On March 14, 1974, trawler "Sovetskiye Profsoyuzy" collided with tanker "Sakhalinneft" ("Altay" type, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy). As a result of collision the tanker received a big hole around the third tank.


22.11.1974 - "KOBULETI" - "Atlantik" type factory freezer trawler, Yard No. 301, built in 1970 in GDR, IMO: 7030872.
  Fish factory trawler "Kobuleti" sank after collision with supertrawler "Akhilleon".


12.01.1975 - "ELTON" - "Bratsk" type fish processing vessel, IMO: 5102853, built in 1962 at GDR, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  In heavy storm fish processing vessel "Elton" run aground at north-east part of Avachinskiy zaliv. All crew members were rescued next day.


16.01.1975 - SRT-4549 "NYUTON" - GDR built logger, year of built 1958, Yard No.4549, IMO: 6871011, port of registry - Nevelsk.
  On January 16, 1975, trawler SRT-4549 "Nyuton" run aground Shikotan island and later foundered.


29.01.1975 - "BEREZINA" - "Zveroboy" type factory vessel (design B-422), IMO: 7384522, built in 1974 at Gdansk, Soviet flag.
  Factory vessel "Berezina" was engulfed by a fire that broke out in one of crew cabins in the early hours on January 29, 1975. At 1600 (local time) 30 crew members were evacuated on board of trawler "Kapitan Demidov". Extinguishing of fire does not give effect, the gale blew out fire. At 19.00 dangerous list appeared. Fish carrier "Otto Grotevohl" try to tow ablaze vessel but towing rope repeatedly broke. Only on January 31 attempt to start towage became successful. The vessel was towed to Faеroe Islands. Ten lives of seamen were lost.


23.03.1975 - "CHERDYN" - "Olga" type freezer trawler (design 502M), IMO: 7118329, built in 1971 at Khabarovsk, Soviet flag.
  "Cherdyn" sank following an explosion. Vessel pulled out a trawl aboard and found unidentified rusted metal object. Captain decided to throw out from trawl this object. But when the unidentified object fall out it detonated. Starboard was heavy damaged and cargo hold #2 filled up with water. Vessel sank less then 1 hour. All crew was rescued by trawler "Ratkovo".


18.06.1975 - "SHKVAL" Russian, motor fish. carrier, U.S.S.R., 1965, Rheinstahl Nordseewerke, Emden, 4,716: 135.21 x 16.84 x 11.36 metres.
  During the night of June 17-18, 1975, while at Bijela, Yugoslavia, for repairs, the Russian motor fish carrier "Shkval" was heavily damaged by a fire. The blazing vessel was towed out of port and beached, with her afterpart submerged and the engine-room and superstructure gutted. The wreck was subsequently raised and taken to a shipbreakers yard at Split for demolition. (from Maritime Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)


22.06.1975 - "ZALESJE" Russian, motor stern trawling factory ship, U.S.S.R., 1965, Volkswerft Stralsund, Stralsund, 2,435, 79.81 x 13.21 x 7.01metres.
  The Russian motor stern trawling factory ship "Zalesje" sank in the North Atlantic in lat. 48°05'N, long. 14°55'W, on June 22, 1975, following a collision with the British motor vessel "Ionic". All 79 men on board were safely rescued by the British vessel, which then transferred them to another Russian fish factory. (from Maritime Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)


24.11.1975 - "GORIZONT" Russian, motor fish factory, U.S.S.R., 1974, 4,537.
  The Russian motor fish factory "Gorizont" sank following a collision with the Moroccan motor vessel "Ifni" in the English Channel about 20 miles south of the Isle of Wight in lat. 50°13'N long 01°13'W, on November 24, 1975. Her crew was rescued. The "Ifni", which was on her maiden voyage, put into Le Havre with hull damage. (from Maritime Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)


03.1977 - "SVOBODNYY" - "Olga" type freezer trawler, IMO: 7035808, Yard No. 167, built in 1968, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  Trawler "Svobodnyy" was grounded on rocks of Paramushir island. All crew members were rescued by soviet naval helicopter. The vessel was lost.


11.07.1978 - "IRBIT" - "Tavriya" type fish processing vessel, IMO: 6424272, Yard No. 40 built in 1964, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On July 11, 1978 fish processing vessel "Lamut" in bad weather collided with fish processing vessel "Irbit" in 120 miles south-east from Shikotan island. As a result of collision cargo hold #1 of "Irbit" was flooded due to underwater hole in a hull.


14.09.1978 - RB-80 No. 180 - RB-80 type small size fishing boat.
  On September 14, 1978 the fishing boat RB-80 No. 180 when entering Krutogorova river mouth (west Kamchatka) on a steep wave touched a bottom and received a list and then was overturned by the following wave. From being onboard ten people only three escaped.


09.10.1978 - "RUDNYY" - "Tavriya" type fish processing vessel, built in 1962 at Nikolaev, U.S.S.R., flag of U.S.S.R., port of registry - Kaliningrad, IMO: 5301746,
  On October 9, 1978, at 06.57 (local time) near island Bornholm in Baltic Sea in a fog cargo vessel "Nordmark" with speed about 15 kn hit the factory vessel "Rudnyy" under corner 140 degrees in area of cargo hold #2. After collision vessel "Nordmark" disappeared. Cargo hold #2 was right away flooded, and the vessel heeled on 10 degrees. At 07.35 crew put two patches on place of damage.  By 10.00 list increased to 25 degrees. By 12.25 list increased to 32 degrees and water ingress at holds #2 and 3 was found. Owner of the vessel  decided to transfer all crew to another vessels and to run aground damaged vessel. At 13.20 vessel started moving to shore with speed about 6 kn. All crew except six officer was evacuateed. At 16.18 "Rudnyy" ran aground near lighthouse Sandhammaren with list 34 degrees. By 12 October pumping out of water from holds #1 and 3 was finished and at 15.27 vessel pulled out from ground. Tug "Gordyy" started towing of "Rudnyy". On 13 October, at 22.50 vessel berthed at Kaliningrad with list 7 degrees. On 14 October "Rudnyy" was docked.


26.12.1978 - "BORIS GORINSKIY" - "Mayakovsky" type freezer trawler, IMO: 6701125, Yard No. 950, built in 1966, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  The Soviet fish factory trawler "Boris Gorinskiy" sank following a collision with the Soviet refrigerated fish carrier "Proliv Laperuza" (type "50 Let USSR") at Bering Sea. "Proliv Laperuza"  hit the trawler between Engine Room and first cargo hold."Boris Gorinskiy" went down in about 20 minutes, but crew was rescued.


1978 - "KRECHET" - "Pioner Latvii" type freezer trawler, IMO: 7045281, Yard No. 303, built in 1970, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  Fish factory trawler "Krechet" grounded on rocks in Lavrova bay in lat. 60°23'N, long. 167°03'E at the north-east coast of Kamchatka. Vessel was abandoned because of heavy damage to a hull.


01.01.1979 - "SEVEROMORSKIY KOMSOMOLETS" - "Mayakovsky" type freezer trawler, IMO: 6600400, Yard No. 929, built in 1965, port of registry - Murmansk.
  Trawler "Severomorskiy Komsomolets" around 8.00 in the morning, got a post from other vessel, near the cape Chevray in the Barents Sea. About 30 minutes later she damage her hull against underwater rocks. Water began to flood the engine room quickly. Several hours later it was decided to beached the trawler. The tug "Smelyy" pushed "Severomorskiy Komsomolets" to a beach on 16.55 but tide flooded the vessel.


01.01.1979 - "OSTROV SIBIRYAKOVA" - "Ostrov Russkiy" type fish carrier,-IMO: 6905783, Yard No. 1110, built in 1969, port of registry - Riga.
     "SLAVNYY" - "Steregushchiy" type rescue tug, IMO: 5331818, Yard No. 198, built in 1960, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On January 01, 1979 while in tow by tugs "Vilnis" and "Slavnyy" from Goteborg to Riga fish carrier "Ostrov Sibiryakova" and also tug "Slavnyy" run aground in rough weather near south-eastern Sweden. 57 crew members from both vessels was evacuated by swedish helicopters. On board of fish carrier remained only four persons. During inspection were found that cargo hold #3, both deep tanks, all double bottom tanks and also pipe tunnel were flooded. But after intensive works leaks in the hold #3 were removed and on January 17 started refloating of the vessel. Only on January 20 "Ostrov Sibiryakova" with help of five tugs was pulled out from the shore. On January 25 she anchored in Klaipeda. Concerning, the tug "Slavnyy" it was declared a constructive total loss of the ship.


05.02.1979 - "METROSTROY" Russian, steam trawler, U.S.S.R.,1960, Stocznia im.Komuny Paryskiej, Gdynia, 647, 59.24 x 9.02 x 4.91 metres.
  All 39 men on board the Russian steam trawler "Metrostroy" lost their lives when their vessel disappeared during a blizzard in the Barents Sea about 55 miles east of Vardo, far north-eastern Norway, on February 4, 1979. The frozen bodies of two were located on a raft seven miles east of Vardo late the following day, but no trace was ever found of the other 37. Then, about seven weeks later, an oil slick blanketed over 60 miles of coastline in Varangerfjord, killing more than 10,000 sea birds. The oil was believed to have come from the fuel tanks of the "Metrostroy", as fish crates marked with the vesselS name were discovered amongst the dead birds and globules of oil on March 24. (from Maritime Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)


04.05.1979 - "FELIKS KON" - "Professor Baranov" type milti-purpose mother ship, IMO: 6910300, Yard No. B69/05, built in 1968 in Poland, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  While under repair in port Sovetskaya Gavan a hull of "Feliks Kon" was cut to access engine room to replace engines. Vessel got a list and sea water poured inside engine room and adjacent cargo holds. "Feliks Kon" sank near a berth. She was refloated at the same month. Put in operation again after several years.


28.09.1979 - "BOKSIT" - type "Atlantik", IMO: 7348554, Yard No. 366, built in 1976, Soviet flag, port of registry - Nakhodka.
  On September 28, 1979, trawler "Boksit" was heading from Nakhodka to fishing area. During pumpig of diesel oil from one tank to another, diesel oil overflowed to engine room and ignited. Engine room was abandoned and sealed. Fire has been extinguished with carbon-dioxide [CO2] fire extinguish system. The vessel towed to port for repair.


20.10.1979 - "AMURSKIY PARTIZAN" - "Olga" type trawler, IMO: 7101918, Yard No. 195, built in 1970, port of registry - Nakhodka.
  On October 20, 1979, trawler "Amurskiy Partizan" run aground in stormy weather. Crew rescued by helicopter. The vessel was lost.


02.07.1980 - "SOVETSKAYA KAMCHATKA" - fish factory vessel, IMO: 5336014, Yard No. B-62/09, built in 1961, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On early night July 02, 1980, on trials mother ship  "Sovetskaya Kamchatka"  run aground in Avachinskaya Guba. Some cargos, fuel and water were transferred to other vessels and she was refloated on July 08. As a result of accident she got 5 big dents with length from 3 to 20 m.


19.06.1981 - "ALEKSANDR KOSAREV" - "Andrey Zakharov" type mother ship, IMO: 6701008, Yard No. 715, built in 1967 in USSR, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  On June 19, 1981, mother ship "Aleksandr Kosarev" was on her way from port Yuzhno-Kurilsk towards Spanberg sound. At 05.39 (local time) she run aground a bank in Spanberg sound. Only on July 01, "Aleksandr Kosarev" was pulled out from the bank and towed to Yuzhno-Kurilsk. Several day later she was towed to Vladivostok. As a result of grounding - 38 tanks and void spaces were holed, one cargo hold flooded. Never again put into operation.


23.06.1981 - "ARMATURSHCHIK" - "Olga" type freezer trawler, Yard No. 179, built in 1969, IMO: 7044550, port of registry - Nakhodka.
  While fishing in Bering Sea "Armaturshchik" collided with trawler "Dubno".  Underwater hull in engine room area was holed. Despite help of other trawlers "Armaturshchik" foundered in 3 hours in lat. 60°05'N, long. 178°59'E.


07.09.1981 - SRTR-9074 "OLENIY" - "Okean" type trawler, built in 1959 in GDR, yard No. 9074, IMO: 7040231, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On September 7, 1981 SRTR-9074 "Oleniy" were waiting for the turn to unload fish on a mother ship. Early morning was found a light list. Attempt to level a list was not successful. The list continued to increase. In 40 minutes the order to leave the vessel was given. The crew of the trawler got over to life rafts. Their were saved by the trawler SRTR-9019 "Okhta". Soon SRTR-9074 "Oleniy" capsized and sank.


10.09.1981 - "NOVOKACHALINSK" - type "Atlantik Supertrawler", IMO: 8031287, Yard No. 513, built in 1980, Soviet flag, port of registry - Korsakov.
  On September 10, 1981, soviet nuclear powered submarine "K-45" (design 659T, 8 torpedo tubes, 20 torpedoes on board, crew 120) collided with trawler "Novokachalinsk". In a board of trawler the big hole was formed, and submarine got strong damage of fore body parts. After collision "Novokachalinsk" went to dry dock in Vladivostok where fire occurred in the engine-room, two or three crew member died. Trawler has not been restored after fire.


04.05.1982 - "ALEKSANDR OBUKHOV" - "Andrey Zakharov" type Canning mother ship, Yard No.708, built in 1962, IMO: 5400396, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  While berthed at the home port Vladivostok mother ship "Aleksandr Obukhov" capsized following wrong ballast operations. As commission has then found out, the reason of tragedy became bad pipe plug, on firefighting system in hold. Pipe plug was damaged and sea water began to fill a hold. The list of the ship appeared. The second engineer instead of finding out the reason of the list, started to pump water as a ballast in one of rooms for liquid cargo. A vessel suddenly capsized and rested by masts against a ground. 8 crew members died. Later ship was refloated and broken up in 1986.


16.10.1982 - "ZHELEZNOVODSK" Russian, motor stern trawling fish factory, U.S.S.R., 1970, VEB Volkswerft Stralsund, Stralsund, 2,177, 82.02 x 13.64 x 9.56 metres.
  While en route from the Black Sea to Atlantic Ocean fishing grounds, the Russian motor stern trawling fish factory "Zheleznovodsk" sank following a collision in dense fog with the Chinese motor vessel "Jian De" east of Gibraltar in lat. 36°10'N, long. 04°35'W, on October 16, 1982. There was no loss of life from her large crew of 80, who were all safely picked up by a Polish vessel, which then transferred them to a Russian fish carrier. They were all landed at Gibraltar. (from Maritime Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)


21.10.1982 - "REFRIGERATOR No.13" - "Refrigerator No.4" type fish processing vessel, Yard No.733, built in 1955, IMO: 5291771, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  On October 21, 1981 near Vladivostok "Refrigerator No.13" collided with soviet submarine "C-178" (design 613B, 6 torpedo tubes, 12 torpedoes on board, crew 56). Submarine sank in 40 seconds after collision. 32 crew members from "C-178" died.


16.04.1983 - "KHRUSTAL" - "Mayakovsky" type trawler, Yard No.862, built in 1963, IMO: 5412088, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  While fishing in the Norway Sea onboard the trawler "Khrustal" a fire broke out. All attemps to extinguish the fire were without success. Crew abandon the vessel. Three seamen died for various reasons. "Khrustal" was towed to Svetlyy (USSR). Due to big damage (cargo holds and engine room burned down) the vessel was towed to scrap yard in 1984.


20.06.1983 - "ORION" - "Tropik" type trawler, Yard No.7020, built in 1963, IMO: 6408967, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On June 6, 1983, trawler "Orion" while fishing at coast of Africa as a result of a rough navigating mistake at 21.08 (time local) ran aground at speed 8 kn. At 21.18 left anchor was dropped and attempt was undertaken to refloat at full speed back, but the vessel has not moved from a place. At 21.26 were revealed water leak in steering gear room. At 21.37 have found out, that a rudder has jammed under a corner 20 degrees the left board. At 21.45 have found out water leak in a fish meal plant compartement.
From 21.50 up to 22.50 again worked with main engine from "Stop" up to " Full back ", but a vessel from a place has not moved and at 22.50 have finally stopped the main engine. At about 23.00 on July, 20 in area of disaster came trawlers "Persey", Saturn", "Zaraysk" same type with "Orion". By the end of day on July, 21 a vessel continued to remain aground with a list 16 degrees on the left board. There was an insignificant water leak in ER through the connections of pipelines weakened as a result of strong impacts of a vessel about a ground. As a result of water leak in ER have been flooded the diesel generator No1. Bilge pump in ER could not pump water because of a significant list. As a result of clogging of sea chests with sand, it was impossible to use of the main engine. From July 24 till July 31 attempts to refloat of the trawler by efforts fish carrier "Leninskie Gory", trawlers "Persey" and "Zaraysk" were made but towing rope repeatedly broke.
  "Orion" have been refloated only on August 21. After diving inspection towed to port Luanda where then up to the end of contract "Orion" used only for processing the fish and broken up in 1984.


29.11.1983 - SRTM 8-428 - "Mayak" type trawler, Yard No. 17, built in 1965, IMO: 6900915, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  While fishing in the Bering Sea one of her cargo holds was flooded. Salvage tug "Suvorovets" took the vessel on tow. But the weather became worse and began leak to another cargo hold. Finally SRTM 8-428 sank. Only two crew members were saved.


15.12.1983 - "SOVETSKAYA KAMCHATKA" - fish factory vessel, IMO: 5336014, Yard No. B-62/09, built in 1961, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On december 15, 1983, at 22.07 (local time) steam fish factory vessel "Sovetskaya Kamchatka" was gutted by a fire that was started by drunken crewmen in one of cabins. Fire was extinguished only at the middle of the next day. 12 crew members were lost.


24.12.1983 - "GOMEL" - dry cargo vessel, Yard No. 1673, built in 1953, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On december 24, 1983, at 8.07 "Gomel" cracked a hull due to heay wind caused numerous collisions with a berth. Sea water poured to engine room. At 8.15 the vessel was holed in area between engine room and cargo hold. At 8.35 crew abandoned "Gomel" and at 9.05 aft part of the vessel foundered. "Gomel" was refloated on January 14 and towed to scrap yard.


08.03.1984 - "KHRUSTAL" - "Mayakovsky" type trawler, Yard No.862, built in 1963, IMO: 5412088, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  Trawler "Khrustal" ran aground in Kaliningrad sea canal, on March 8, 1984, while in tow to scrap yard after the towrope broke. Only on March 21, 1984 she was refloated and towed to port of destination.


08.03.1984 - "GERMAN TITOV" - "Bologoe" type trawler, Yard No.200, built in 1959, IMO: 6900915, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On March 8, 1984, trawler "German Titov" sank in the Sea of Okhotsk. Crew saved.


22.08.1984 - "BUREVESTNIK" - "Tavriya" type fish processing vessel, Yard No.32, built in 1962, IMO: 6800189, port of registry - Riga.
  Factory vessel "Burevestnik" was anchored on the road of Liepaya when motor vessel "Akademik Shukhov" at 11.08 hit left side with speed 18 kn. At left board of the ship in area of cargo hold #2 appeared a hole with length 6.2m, height 8m and width 9.5m, and  hold #2 was right away flooded, and the vessel heeled on 8 degrees. At 13.46 to the right board moored soviet naval fire boat "PZHK-415" from which "Burevestnik" recieved five ejector pumps. At 14.10 water leaks was found at cargo hold #1. At 14.22 was decided to transfer all crew to another vessel and to run aground damaged vessel (list of the vessel 19 degrees at that moment). At 17.25 vessel ran aground. By the time of grounding list of the vessel became 25 degrees, but after grounding list decreased to 6 degrees, also all 3 cargo holds were flooded. On august 25 heavy gale started. All major works were stopped until 7 september. On 5 september was put patch on place of damage. On 7 september water from tweendecks #1,2,3 was pumped out. At 17.47 the vessel floated with list 14 degrees. After dewatering of cargo holds on 9 september "Burevestnik" was docked with list 6 degrees.


10.10.1984 - MRS-225-050 - project 1322, small size fishing seiner, built in 1973 in USSR.
  MRS-225-050 sank at Far East on October 10, 1984. One seaman lost his life.


30.12.1984 - "SUZDAL" - "Spassk" type mother ship, Yard No.870, built in 1966 in Japan, IMO: 6609808, port of registry - Vladivostok.
  At 21.55 (local time) on December 31, 1984, while anchored on the Vladivostok road fire broke out in the cargo hold #2. At 04.45 the vessel moored at fishing port. In firefighting operation took place shore firefighting brigade and four salvage vessels. On first January two men lost and several seriously suffered. Fire was extinguished around 19.00 on 2 January.


14.10.1985 - "IOZAS VITAS" - "Mayakovsky" type trawler, Yard No.934, built in 1965, IMO: 6822656, port of registry - Klaipeda.
  On October 14, 1985, near mauritanian coast trawler "Iozas Vitas" hit anchored spanish trawler "Alcoco". After collizion "Alcoco" sank. Seven seamen from spanish vessel were lost.


26.12.1986 - "PRIMORSK" - fish processing vessel, built in 1960 in Denmark, IMO: 5284596, Yard No.768.
  "Primorsk" was decommissioned in 1981. Year later she was handed over to shore fish factory at the west coast of Kamchatka to use as floating refrigerator. On December 26, 1986 in engine room of "Primorsk" an explosion occured. The vessel was heavily damaged and one crew member died 3 days later in hospital due to extensive burns.


08.1987 - "MONGOLIYA" - "Mayakovsky" type trawler, Yard No.881, built in 1964, IMO: 6415805, port of registry - Murmansk.
  In 80s trawler "Mongoliya" was handed to fish factory located in village Dikson. In 1987 she was grounded near Dikson. Two attemps to refloat vessel were without success. From wreck only pumped out fuel bunker.


27.01.1988 - "TAUYSK" - fish processing vessel (converted from refrigerating vessel in 1985), Yard No.841, built in 1956, IMO: 5414684, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  On January 27, 1988,  a fire blazed up in one of cargo holds of fish factory "Tauysk" in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Fire spread to adjacent cargo holds. Vessel took a lot of water during firefighting and on January 27 foundered at a berth with a list 41°. "Tauysk" never put into operation again.


02.04.1988 - "MYS BOBROVA" Russian, motor stem-trawling fish factory, USSR- "Dalryba", 1972, "Chernomorskiy" Shipyard, Nikolayev, 2.581 grt, 83.90 x 14.03 x 10.01.
  The 16-year-old Russian motor stern-trawling fish factory "Mys Bobrova" sank in the Bering Sea on April 3, 1988, after becoming stuck in ice, which pierced her hull, causing water to gush into her engine-room. Her crew was rescued without loss. (from Maritime Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)


08.12.1988 - "NADEZHDINSK" - "Mayakovskiy" type freezer trawler, project 394, IMO: 7032521, Yard No. 995, built in 1968, port of registry - Nakhodka.
  To take cover from bad weather freezer trawler "Nadezhdinsk" came into the bay Glubokaya where she ran aground. The hull of "Nadezhdinsk" was seriously damaged and it was not succeeded to refloat the vessel.


09.12.1988 - "ZA RODINU" - "Vasiliy Yakovenko" type freezer trawler, project 502EM, Yard No. 1388, built in 1974 in USSR, IMO: 7642429, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  Trawler "Za Rodinu" was following from Baltiysk to fishing area when Soviet navy vessel SKR-769 hit the trawler. The hull of the vessel was holed in the area of engine room. "Za Rodinu" foundered  in lat. 55°22'N, long. 19°43'E. All crew members were picked up by the navy vessel.


06.09.1989 - "LADUSHKIN" Russian, motor fishing vessel, USSR - Zapryba, 1972, USSR, 180 grt, 31.60 x 7.35 x 2.84.
  All 15 of the crew lost their lives as a consequence of their vessel, the 17-year-old Russian motor fishing vessel "Ladushkin", sinking in the Baltic Sea off Gotland Island in lat. 56°33'N, long. 17°45'30"E, at 00.11 on September 6, 1989, within minutes of a collision with the 6,060 dwt Finnish motor tanker "Tebostar". One of the all-Russian crew, the radio operator, was rushed to hospital in Kalmar, Sweden, but died soon after arriving, while the 14 others remained missing, presumed to have drowned. The master of the tanker reported that he was trying to avoid another of the 14 Russian fishing vessels in the area at the time when the collision occurred. (from Maritime Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)


08.12.1989 - "VITAUTAS PUTNA" Russian, motor-stern trawling fish factory, USSR- "Zapryba", 1965, USSR, 2,407 grt, 84.69 x 14.03 x 5.70.
  On December 8, 1989, while bound for Klaipeda from fishing grounds, a fire broke out on board the 24-year-old Russian motor stern-trawling fish factory "Vitautas Putna" in the Bay of Biscay in approximately lat. 45°04'N, long. 08°09'W. Her 80 surviving crew members were rescued by two merchant vessels, which later transferred them all to the ro-ro motor vessel Petr Masherou. Two others died. With a 30-degree list the "Vitautas Putna" was towed into Brest on December 13 by the motor salvage tug "Gordyy", following which the water that had been used to extinguish the blaze was pumped out. The"Gordyy" then sailed from Brest nine days later towing the casualty to Klaipeda. Due to the severity of the damage sustained, the "Vitautas Putna" was sold to Spanish shipbreakers and scrapped at Baracaldo in July, 1991. (from Maritime Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)


30.01.1990 - "NEVODSKOYE" - "Nadyozhnyy" type seiner-trawler, project 420, IMO: 8730211, Yard No. 1268, built in 1989, port of registry - Nevelsk.
  In January 1990, in the Sea of Okhotsk fish processing mother ship "Vladivostok" hit the seiner-trawler "Nevodskoye". Through a hole water flooded engine rooms, the vessel got a large list and was deenergized. Most of a crew left "Nevodskoye". With assistance of the sister ship "Zavety Ilicha" damaged trawler was moored alongside of  "Vladivostok". Several submerged pumps were transferred to "Nevodskoye", but pumps could not pumped out so large quantity of water and 14 hours later damaged vessel sank in lat. 54°37'N, long. 147°13'E.


07.10.1990 - "DEMYANSK" - fishing seiner, project 388M, IMO: 7430876, Yard No. 69, built in 1974.
  On October 7, 1990 seiner "Demyansk" was waiting for processing vessel with seine net full of fish. She took a list, capsized and foundered in lat. 43°02'N, long. 132°07'E. All crew members were rescued by other vessels.


1990 - "REPINO" - "Nadyozhnyy" type seiner-trawler, project 420, IMO: 8725888, Yard No. 1252, built in 1987, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
  Seiner-trawler "Repino" sank in the Nakhodka bay after collision with another vessel. All crew members were rescued. Later the vessel was lifted by float cranes and scrapped.


28.08.1991 -
"MRTK-1079" - "Baltika" type trawler, IMO: 8226337, Yard No. 653, built in 1983, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
  On August 28, 1991 trawler "MRTK-1079" was fishing in the Baltic Sea. Main engine stopped after propeller got entangled in net. Next morning sister vessel "MRTK-1083" took  "MRTK-1079" on tow, but less then 1 hour "MRTK-1079" ran aground. On September 4, tug "SB-921" pulled off "MRTK-1079" but soon she foundered in lat. 54°57'N, long. 19°49'E.


18.12.1991 - "KARTLI" Russian; motor stern-trawling fish factory; USSR "Yugryba"; 1966; VEB Volkswerft Stralsund, Stralsund; 1,920 grt; 79.81 x 13.24 x 7.01.
  The 25-year-old Russian motor stern-trawling fish factory "Kartli" began to take on water after being struck in the wheelhouse by a huge wave in what were generally gale force 8 weather conditions and heavy seas off the west coast of Scotland in lat. 55°42'N, long. 06°46'W, on December 18, 1991. Of the 51 crew on board, 47 were safely rescued in a six-hour operation involving helicopters, but four, including the second mate and helmsman who were struck by the wave, died. The "Kartli", which was loaded with 400 tonnes of frozen fish, subsequently ran aground on the north-west corner of Gigha Island in lat. 55°42N, long. 05°45W, her engine-room flooded, with extensive damage to her bottom. Some pollution caused by leaking fuel oil was reported. (from Maritime Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)
  On 18 December, 2016 on the island of Gigha, a memorial with plaque was unveiled to the memory of crew members who lost their lives in this disaster.




























































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