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
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
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
MV Monte Cervantes
…for Spitsbergen in search of a bay in which to anchor. About 1,800 passengers on board at the time had to be placed ashore. The Soviet icebreaker Krasin was about 80 miles (130 km) from Monte Cervantes, responded to the ship's distress call, and offered her assistance. The crew of Monte Cervantes and…
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.