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Historical Notes
On August 02, 1970 this Russian freighter collided with the British Columbia Ferry Queen of Victoria in Active Pass BC Canada. The freighter sliced into the ferry and jammed, killing a mother and her baby who stayed on the car deck in an automobile. The incident caused large merchant vessels to be banned from transiting Active Pass.
Name Significance
Named for Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin, a popular and well-known Russian poet of the 20th century but committed suicide at the age of 30.
