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Wreck of the Mikhail Lermontov

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Wreck of the <em>Mikhail Lermontov</em>

The Soviet cruise ship Mikhail Lermontov foundered off Cape Jackson in the Marlborough Sounds in January 1986. The wreck of the vessel subsequently became a diving attraction.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Marlborough places – Outer Sounds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31828/wreck-of-the-mikhail-lermontov (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 9 May 2011, updated 18 June 2015.