This looks like a well organised and responsible decommissioning process, in which no hazardous chemicals or radioactive substances were released into the environment.
As a P-3 Orion Flight Engineer who spent 15,000+- hours flying over the Soviet Submarine fleet in all the worlds oceans. even though they were our nemesis, our enemy it is still sad to se an old war horse like those die such an ignominious death. I salute the men who rodethem to sea.
I was once aboard the Marshal Krilov in the 90's and the crew told me about this place. I looked it up on Google Earth and have seen the overhead views. It's incredible to see it from the ground! Highly radioactive, too. Wow!
01:20 I see an old Project 705 in there! That sub is still cutting edge technology. And just look at the lines on her... It's sad to see her just sitting there rusting away for lack of funds.
Sad to see these Hulls just sit there and slowly rust away. Must be Painful for the crews who manned these huge machines in there time of service. I'm sure many died in some of these Hulls in the worlds Oceans in they're time in service. They should be Honorably cut-up and the metal re-cycled . (My Opinion). They did they're job of maintaining a balance of power.
Hah, i can recognise some of wrecks :D I lived near in childhood. Most of these photos made on the Kola peninsula, not far from Gadzhiyevo city , the bay "Nezametnaya". This place is in border zone, so its really hard to visit it.
When I was in the Navy, that Akula class sub was something to be feared. Seeing one rotting away like that doesn't seem like a fitting end.
This looks like a well organised and responsible decommissioning process, in which no hazardous chemicals or radioactive substances were released into the environment.
Seeing these old crumbling ships docked partially in the water like that gives me the creeps for some reason...
As a P-3 Orion Flight Engineer who spent 15,000+- hours flying over the Soviet Submarine fleet in all the worlds oceans. even though they were our nemesis, our enemy it is still sad to se an old war horse like those die such an ignominious death. I salute the men who rodethem to sea.
classical music always brings that necessary drama to the clips like these!
Having lived and served during the cold war (US Navy) I can't help but smile and even chuckle out loud when I see these pictures.
awww... they all look so cute... I want to cuddle them
This has something quite erie about it.
Makes me think of war secrets never to be known,lol.
Great music and photos!
Nicely done, thanks for making this available.
I was once aboard the Marshal Krilov in the 90's and the crew told me about this place. I looked it up on Google Earth and have seen the overhead views. It's incredible to see it from the ground! Highly radioactive, too. Wow!
It always fills me with sadness seeing once great vessels that made people tremour with fear dying and dead. Tragic fate for such majestic ladies. RIP
01:20 I see an old Project 705 in there! That sub is still cutting edge technology. And just look at the lines on her... It's sad to see her just sitting there rusting away for lack of funds.
Music is well-chosen. Contemporary - with a dash of Debussy. Whose? Just the right note of chilly melancholy.
wow this gives me the creeps and reminds me of a story I read in Heavy Metal Magazine way back in the 80s :D
The music made a type off horror I love, and then something fell in my room and scared me
Sad to see these Hulls just sit there and slowly rust away. Must be Painful for the crews who manned these huge machines in there time of service. I'm sure many died in some of these Hulls in the worlds Oceans in they're time in service. They should be Honorably cut-up and the metal re-cycled . (My Opinion). They did they're job of maintaining a balance of power.
Very sad, pride to sail aboard them and sadness to see them rot, good or bad it's the human spirit which is all that remains with memories
Hah, i can recognise some of wrecks :D I lived near in childhood. Most of these photos made on the Kola peninsula, not far from Gadzhiyevo city , the bay "Nezametnaya". This place is in border zone, so its really hard to visit it.
thanks for posting these pictures online! :)