A little history. The motor ship "Pamyat tov. Markina" is the last survivor of the first large series of the river diesel screw passenger ships, built in Russia since 1911 till 1917. A total of 11 units were built; "Pamyat tov. Markina", ex "Bagration", is the building no. 3. The ships got their modern look after a big reconstruction of 50's, which was made in almost the same way on all sister ships, remaining after the World War II (with some visible differences depending on the condition of the ships' hull and superstructure). The motor ships were employed on the Volga river line Gorkiy (Nizhniy Novgorod) - Astrakhan; till 1991 the last ones were written off. Till 1994 "Pamyat tov. Markina" was transferred to Feodosia (Crimea), where she was used as the floating restaurant and, perhaps, hotel. Later in 90's she was transferred to her present location at the Crimea seaside between Sudak and the cape Meganom. The hull lays on the rocks, the bow towards the sea; it is protected from the waves by the specially made line of stones. There was an attempt of reconstruction while the ship being in Crimea, now unfinished. The superstructure was widened into the promenade decks; the old walls remain as the inner bulkheads in the premises. The interior of the premises is almost absent. Due to the salt sea water the hull is rusty, somewhere (especially at the bow) it is rotten to the core. Concrete was pumped into the stern part of the hull, and as a result the hull cracked and the stern was weighted down.