"Tropik" type trawler, Yard No.7020, built in 1963, IMO: 6408967, port of registry - Kaliningrad.
On June 6, 1983, trawler "Orion" while fishing at coast of Africa as a result of a rough navigating mistake at 21.08 (time local) ran aground at speed 8 kn. At 21.18 left anchor was dropped and attempt was undertaken to refloat at full speed back, but the vessel has not moved from a place. At 21.26 were revealed water leak in steering gear room. At 21.37 have found out, that a rudder has jammed under a corner 20 degrees the left board. At 21.45 have found out water leak in a fish meal plant compartement.
From 21.50 up to 22.50 again worked with main engine from "Stop" up to " Full back ", but a vessel from a place has not moved and at 22.50 have finally stopped the main engine. At about 23.00 on July, 20 in area of disaster came trawlers "Persey", Saturn", "Zaraysk" same type with "Orion". By the end of day on July, 21 a vessel continued to remain aground with a list 16 degrees on the left board. There was an insignificant water leak in ER through the connections of pipelines weakened as a result of strong impacts of a vessel about a ground. As a result of water leak in ER have been flooded the diesel generator No1. Bilge pump in ER could not pump water because of a significant list. As a result of clogging of sea chests with sand, it was impossible to use of the main engine. From July 24 till July 31 attempts to refloat of the trawler by efforts fish carrier "Leninskie Gory", trawlers "Persey" and "Zaraysk" were made but towing rope repeatedly broke.
"Orion" have been refloated only on August 21. After diving inspection towed to port Luanda where then up to the end of contract "Orion" used only for processing the fish and broken up in 1984. http://soviet-trawler.narod.ru/main_en/list5sov.html#ORION