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Mikhail Lermontov sinking

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Mikhail Lermontov sinking
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On this day 16 February 1986 the Soviet cruise liner Mikhail Lermontov sank after hitting rocks in the Marlborough Sounds. The ship was carrying 738 passengers, most of whom were elderly Australians. It left Picton at 3 pm and passed Ship Cove Bay two hours later. Disaster struck soon after when the ship entered the dangerous passage between Ca...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives / Archives NZ / Mikhail Lermontov / Shipwreck / Marlborough / Marlborough Sounds / cruise ship / marine / Soviet / inquiry

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