Mikhail Lermontov
When 'shoe salesman' Vladimir Putin visited New Zealand
13 Mar 2022
In 2000, Sir Bob Harvey was handed an envelope containing 10 pages of gallery proofs of a yet-to-be-published book about future Russian president Vladimir Putin's undercover visits here in the 1980s… Audio
Sunken Soviet cruise liner falls victim to November's quake
24 Feb 2017
Divers exploring the wreck of the Mikhail Lermontov in the Marlborough Sounds say its top decks were sliced clean off by the Kaikoura earthquake. Audio
Mikhail Lermontov
17 Feb 2011
It's 25 years since the Russian cruise ship Mikhail Lermontov sank in the Marlborough Sounds after it struck rocks 5.5 metres below the waterline. Audio