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Mikhail Lermontov wreck, Port Gore

Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Wreck timberWreck timber

Also reported: intact liner interior, not a relic site.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), NPS photo (Public domain).

Why this spot

1986 Soviet cruise liner

Soviet cruise ship sank in Port Gore on 16 February 1986; now one of the largest easily diveable wrecks in the world, with three diver deaths recorded.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

penetration and entanglementSilt-out, depth, diver fatalities

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