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 "Itelmen".
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.
11.05.1933 -
"POSTYSHEV"
- ex"Tjimenteng" ex"Boeton", built in 1913 in Great Britain,
yard No.
816, port of registry - Vladivostok.
The steamship "Tjimenteng" was
bought by the Soviet Union in 1932. She was renamed in "Postyshev" and converted to
crab cannery. In May 1933 she left in the first run as the
crab cannery. On May 11, 1933 she run aground at coast of
the island Makanrusha (Northern group of the Kuril Islands).
By the end of July she was refloated. On July 26, 1933
during heavy weather "Postyshev" again run
aground and broke into three parts.
02.07.1936 -
"SIMA"
- dry cargo vessel, built in 1923 in Germany.
In the evening on July 2 the steamship "Sima",
following in dense fog, run aground on coastal rocks of
Onekotan Island. The steamship "Orochon"
tried to pull "Sima" from the rocks, but unsuccessfully.
Only on July 9, "Sima" slipped from the
rocks. As a result of grounding the bottom was seriously
damaged, but the vessel under the own steam came to
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Because of impossibility of repair
of the steamship on the place her bottom in places of
damages was filled in with concrete and only at the end of
1939 the vessel was put in waiting list for repair.
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.
01.1955 -
"MORLOVETS"
- drifter-seiner, design 372, built in 1950 in USSR.
In January 1955 drifter-seiner "Morlovets"
disappeared in the Caspian Sea. Later the sunk vessel was
found in 1.5 miles from Kianly bay (East Caspian coast) at
the deth 8-9 meters.
04.02.1955 -
SO-633
(RS-633) - SO-300 type seiner, built in 1951 in
GDR, yard No. 633.
On February 4, 1955 seiner RS-633
foundered near village Nevodskoye, west Sakhalin.
23.02.1955 -
"KUULI
MAJAK" - drifter-seiner, design 372, built in 1950
in USSR.
On February 23, 1955 drifter-seiner "Kuuli
Majak" capsized in rough sea not far from Kianly
bay (East Caspian coast). The vessel did not sink and
several days later was found on the coastline.
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.
02.10.1955 -
SO-708
- SO-300 type seiner, built in 1950 in GDR, yard No. 708.
On October 2, 1955 seiner SO-708
capsized and sank in the area of Teriberskaya bay, Barent
Sea.
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".
13.01.1958 -
MRT-62 "NORD-OST" - KFK type
small size fishing trawler, built in 1943. MRT-62 "Northeast" fished in the
southern part of the Baltic Sea. On January 13, 1958 she
went to Klaipeda port. Around 13:00 the trawler sharply
listed on the right board and sank.
27.01.1958 -
"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.
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 together with 4 crew members near west
coast of Kamchatka.
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.
18.10.1958 -
SO-554 "Ozersk" - SO-300 type
seiner, built in 1951 in GDR, yard No. 554.
On October 18, 1955 seiner SO-554
was in a fishing area, south-west coast of Kamchatka. Due to
deterioration of weather the seiner went to Severo-Kurilsk
аnd disappeared. The next morning search operation began.
Oil spot on water and seine net was found and also some
parts of the vessel were found ashore.
04.1959 -
"STB-7223" and "STB-7224" - steel trawl
boats, built in 1955 (?) in Germany.
In April 1959, many fishing vessels in the Baltic Sea
went to ports due oncoming storm. Vessels "STB-7223",
"STB-7224" and "RB-144" sank
because of high waves on the way to port, also many other
fishing vessels were damaged.
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.
24.09.1962 -
"KIZHUCH"
- "Bologoe" type trawler, built in 1960 in USSR, yard No.
215, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
On September 24, 1962 trawler "Kizhuch"
run aground on underwater reeves near the cape Kreshchenny
ognem, north part of Olyutorskiy gulf, Bering Sea. Due to
damage of the hull the engine room was flooded. Trawlers "Kremenchug"
and "Alushta" tried to help, but
unsuccessfully, the vessel was lost.
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.
08.11.1963 -
"YASTREB"
- Logger type trawler, built in 1951, GDR, port of registry
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
On November 8, 1963 "Yastreb" ran
aground when entering Lavrova bay. Due to hull damage both
cargo holds were flooded. "Yastreb" was
refloated on one's own and with the help of logger
"Mercuriy" run aground east part of the bay to avoid sinking
at a depth. The vessel laid down on a beach with a list 45 °
and later slipped on depth about 4 meters with a list 90 °.
On November 29, 1963 "Yastreb" was refloated
and towed to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
14.04.1964 -
MRS-80 №379 - project 389, small
size fishing seiner. MRS-80 №379
disappeared at Far East together with 7 crew members.
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.
17.06.1964 -
"OPALA"
- "Mayakovskiy" type freezer trawler, built in 1963 in USSR,
IMO:6810976, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. "AMGU" -
"Mayakovskiy" type freezer trawler, built in 1963 in USSR,
IMO:6404167, port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
While fishing near Aleutian islands on June 17,
1968 trawler "Opala" hit in the right board of "Amgu"
between the 121st and 122nd frames where the hole on all
height of a freeboard was formed. Width of a hole was 2
meters and depth of 0.7 m. "Opala" received only
insignificant damage of a stem.
25.07.1964 -
"VOLNA" - cargo schooner.
Schooner "Volna"
headed for fishing area when she capsized and sank within 20
miles of Severo-Kurilsk due to asymmetric stowage of deck
cargo.
30.07.1964 -
"KICHIGA"
- Logger type trawler, built in 1957 in GDR, Yard No. 4457?,
port of registry - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
On July 30, 1964 in fishing area in northern part of
the Sea of Okhotsk at 21:55 in 58 °24'2'' northern latitude
and 150 °20'5'' east longitude logger "Kuzachin"
in full speed crashed into port side of logger "Kichiga".
The hull of "Kichiga" was holed around
watertight bulkhead of two adjacent compartments:
engine-room and hold. The vessel foundered in 14 minutes.
All 25 crewmembers were saved by "Kuzachin" .
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 type trawler, 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"
- "Bologoe" type 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.
21.02.1966 -
"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 24 (26?) 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.
1966 -
MRS-10936
- RB-80 type fishing boat, built in 1956(?).
Seiner MRS-10936 capsized and sank in the Sea of
Okhotsk. Eight seamen were saved by other vessels.
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, built in 1958 in USSR,
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.
