The captain of the yacht “Will” miraculously survived, rescued by American sailors. He voluntarily left Soviet territorial waters, which in 1989 was… it was a crime is almost unthinkable.
But he’s not fled the country, he just wanted to cross the ocean. About the amazing fate of Constantine Rybintseva read
https://www.yachtrussia.com/articles/2018/03/19/articles_590.html
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What do you think?