Maxim Gorky, Soviet cruise ship, hits iceberg

Title

Maxim Gorky, Soviet cruise ship, hits iceberg

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:09

Description

Oni Bhattacharya interviews Arne Finne from the Norwegian Search and Rescue Centre, about a Soviet liner called the Maxim Gorky, which struck an iceberg and started letting in water. Although it was thought the crew had the situation under control, Finne says there are still problems with the vessel. The Maxim Gorky was on a cruise from Hamburg and had over nine hundred elderly passengers on board. Broadcast on LBC AM programme.

Contributors

Oni Bhattacharya; Arne Finne

Keywords

Accidents; Shipwrecks; USSR; Ships; Cruise ships; Ocean liners; Search and rescue operations; Norway; Maxim Gorky (ship); Norwegian Search and Rescue Centre

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