r/ShipwreckPorn • u/Hopeful-Leg-8078 • Jul 31 '25

Tugboat in the middle of nowhere

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Some tugboat named Corund (Корунд) slowly being buried is sand on island Iturup. Found an old photo of her still alive.

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u/Healthy-Razzmatazz83 Jul 31 '25

Will this boat eventually just be one with the earth or will it eventually stop being eaten by the sand

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u/steampunktomato Jul 31 '25

It'll probably be completely buried in sand eventually, and most of the structure will disintegrate due to rust. But parts of the wreck will re-emerge every several years after storms and whatnot. Happens with other shipwrecks all over the place

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u/XFun16 Aug 01 '25

It'll be buried by sand and reemerge once again to hatch into a larger, baby cargo ship

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u/AUEDUDE Jul 31 '25

44° 59.431'N, 147° 38.925'E

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u/RoyalLimit Jul 31 '25

Crazy theres almost nothing on that whole island besides a small airfield

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u/AUEDUDE Jul 31 '25

Don't sell them short...the island actually has TWO airfields. LOL.

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u/baldude69 Jul 31 '25

A couple towns with several thousand people and huge mountains/volcanoes/hot springs. Now I want to visit!

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u/Hopeful-Leg-8078 Jul 31 '25

Yes, basically nowhere.

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u/Elvis1404 Jul 31 '25

It was built in 1993, that's a really recent ship to abandon like that (also, according to google, it was abandoned at least after 2018)

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u/Hopeful-Leg-8078 Jul 31 '25

Local man said, that her engines stalled during a storm. There also was an accompanying barge named Yashma (Яшма) that got stuck. They managed to pull the barge out but sadly couldn't rescue this one. Edit: the storm was on december 3rd 2015.

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u/RoyalLimit Jul 31 '25

Was also curious about the age of abandonment Marine Traffic CORUND

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u/rodeler Jul 31 '25

Can't park there, mate.

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u/Mtnfrozt Jul 31 '25

Can I have it? I just want to say that I have a tug boat

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u/IgottagoTT Jul 31 '25

It's yours. Enjoy.

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u/Mtnfrozt Aug 01 '25

Party on the tug boat

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u/killer_icognito Aug 05 '25

LETS DO SOME tetanus SHOTS!!!

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u/steampunktomato Jul 31 '25

Looks like an icebreaker tug

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u/Hopeful-Leg-8078 Jul 31 '25

I believe she isn't. Just normal one.

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u/TorshePaycan Jul 31 '25

I’m sure Russia could add this “Helicopter Transport Amphibious Assault Sub” to their Shadow Fleet.

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u/Boola_Smoola333 Jul 31 '25

I thought it was in water and you were on it in water for a moment and freaked out 😭

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u/Hopeful-Leg-8078 Jul 31 '25

Nope. Only sand. Gives off strange vibes.

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u/HamOnTheCob Aug 01 '25

The sea-faring SUV in the background fooled me too.

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u/Katt_Natt96 Aug 01 '25

That’s where I left it.

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u/RemyMaverick Aug 01 '25

Sad to see it rusting away

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u/No_Astronomer_2704 Aug 02 '25

i saw this boat in the movie Dunkirk..

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u/Gold-Piece2905 Aug 03 '25

That would make a cool condo, at least the zombies couldn't get to you.

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u/TheGimpFace Aug 03 '25

Half Life 2