Otto Schmidt, renowned Arctic explorer, right, with pilot Mikhail Vodopyanov, center, in winter 1934. Academician Schmidt led a North Pole expedition of the steamboat "Chelyuskin", which wrecked in the Chukchi Sea. Vodopyanov was prominent in crew rescue.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents, Science & Technology
- Location: Russia
- Event date: 20.02.1934
- Date published: 01.01.2007
- Author: Vladislav
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: А69-21420, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 3729x2469px, 2.3Mb