On August 13, 1950, a tragedy would occur on a newly refurbished pleasure cruiser in the middle of Riga, Latvia SSR when an unruly crowd surged onto her decks ultimately causing her to capsize. Of the 350 on board only 207 would make it out. Quickly swept under the rug by the Soviet leadership, this is a story that needs telling. This is the story of the PS Mayakovsy.
Welcome to the 2019 season finale of Channel of Catastrophe.

Sources

https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233755/http://www.chas-daily.com/win/2005/10/26/g_056.html?r=32&

https://zen.yandex.ru/media/id/5d31c317e854a900aecd822c/istorii-pogibshih-korablei-progulochnyi-parohod-maiakovskii-5d468adaa1b4f100ae2c2390

https://rus.delfi.lv/reporter/news/witness/!/2281346/!/2281344/!/2281346/!/2281348/!/2281350/!/2281352/!/2281354/!/2281356/foto.delfi.lv This episode would not have been possible without Breana from Particularly Dangerous Situation graciously converting an old soviet currency into modern money. Go check her podcast out.