My love of #OceanLiners extends to the odd ones, like #Soviet liner #MikhailLermontov, which was launched in 1970 for the Atlantic run but converted into a #CruiseShip. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1986, in harbour & under command of a #NewZealand pilot, she was run aground and sunk.

"Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea." — Mikhail Lermontov — — — #MikhailLermontov #quote #quotes #turbulent #calm #action #rest #journey #goal #steady #forward #movement