Mayakovsky (ship)

Sinking of the steamer Mayakovsky
Date	13 August 1950
Location	Daugava
Cause	Vessel overloaded
Outcome	147 deaths

On August 13, 1950 the steamer Mayakovsky (named for Soviet poet Vladimir Mayakovsky) sank at around 12:00 pm local time due overloading the vessel with too many people. Mayakovsky sank in the center of Riga, just 12 to 15 meters (38 to 49 feet) from the present day site of the Stone Bridge. A total of 147 people died, including 48 children. It was the deadliest peacetime disaster in Soviet Latvian history.

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1950

Shipwrecks	12 Jan: HMS Truculent 12 Feb: Wing Hing 9 Mar: Pioneer 15 Mar: Sainte Anne 19 Jun: Santos 23 Jun: Fairwind 13 Aug: Mayakovsky 25 Aug: USS Benevolence 16 Sep: La Place 12 Oct: USS Pirate, USS Pledge 7 Nov: Seniority 26 Nov: Selnes 1 Dec: I P Suhr 23 Dec: Santagata Unknown date: Ypiranga

Other incidents	15 Jan: HMS Thermopylae 17 Jan: USS Missouri (grounding) 24 Feb: Benledi 25 Aug: Mary Luckenbach 27 Sep: Liberté 11 Nov: Masterman 29 Nov: Shepperton Ferry 15 Dec: Etivebank

1949 1951

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