The crew of the Knyaz Vladimir cruise ship (ship owner - Black Sea Cruises LLC) was awarded commendations for professional actions during an emergency. On July 8, a powerful downpour hit Sochi. A squally wind led to a break of the mooring ropes at the Knyaz Vladimir liner, and the ship began to move away from the terminal. The ship's crew responded instantly: they turned on the engines, turned the ship around and again moored it in the harbor of the Seaport of Sochi.

30 people were awarded with commendation. “For the professionalism, vigor and fortitude shown on July 8, 2020, on the prevention and elimination of negative consequences of weather conditions during a tornado in the Seaport of Sochi,” the document says.

The general director of the ship-owner company Black Sea Cruises Viktor Glukhovshchenko expressed gratitude to the crew for completing an important task in an emergency.

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Regular nautical communication between Krasnodar Region and Crimea was resumed by Black Sea Cruises in 2017 on behalf of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The company is the owner of the liner Knyaz  Vladimir, which was also specially purchased for cruises on this sea line connecting Russian seaports.