The Russian training ship Pallada pulls into Kodiak, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, making the first stop of a North Pacific tour to commemorate the 270th anniversary of Russian colonization in North America, Associated Press reports. KMXT radio reports hundreds of people lined the waterfront to watch the 354-foot ship pull in.
The vessel is on the first stop of a North Pacific tour commemorating the 270th anniversary of Russia’s colonization of Alaska and the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering space flight.
The ship will also visit Los Angeles, San Francisco and Honolulu.
The vessel is on the first stop of a North Pacific tour commemorating the 270th anniversary of Russia’s colonization of Alaska and the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering space flight.
The ship will also visit Los Angeles, San Francisco and Honolulu.