Krassin (1916 icebreaker)
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The first icebreaker Krassin, or Krasin, was built for the Imperial Russian Navy as Svyatogor. She had a long, distinguished career in rescue operations, as well as a pathfinder and explorer of the No
Icebreaker Svyatogor (renamed Krassin) as completed in 1917
The first ice floe of the Kara Sea aboard the first trip on the first vessel to transit the region
Fragment of the painting Launch of the icebreaker Svyatogor for sea trials. 1916 Vladimir Kosov 60x100 oil on canvas. 2016
Reconstruction of the Krassin in East Germany, 1959.
MV Monte Cervantes
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MV Monte Cervantes was a 500 ft German passenger liner that sailed the South American route from Buenos Aires to Puerto Madryn to Punta Arenas to Ushuaia and return to Buenos Aires. The ship sailed un
Krassin (1916 icebreaker)
…Italia crashed on the ice upon returning from the North Pole in 1928. On return from this mission Krassin helped to repair the German passenger ship Monte Cervantes, with 1,835 passengers on board, after it hit an iceberg and its hull was severely damaged. In 1933 Krassin became the first vessel to reach the…
MV Monte Cervantes, circa 1928
The ship's dining hall, 1928
Employees of U.S. Consulate (Buenos Aires) prior to boarding Monte Cervantes at Ushuaia, 22 Jan
Lifeboats being lowered