Russia - Baltic Sea Fleet Turns To Rust

(20 Oct 1995) T/I: 10:04:35

Russia's once proud Baltic Sea Fleet seems doomed to rust in
harbours in the Baltic state of Kaliningrad. Hundreds of naval
ships from the Russian Baltic Sea Fleet are listing in what have
become ship graveyards, because there is insufficient money or
personnel to use or dismantle the fleet. Before the break-up of
the Soviet Union, the Baltic Sea Fleet was spread over Latvia,
Lithuania, Estonia and Russian Republic. The bay at Kaliningrad
housed roughly 50 ships owned by the Russian Republic. Since 1993,
Russia has taken all its Baltic Sea Fleet ships back from the
newly independant Baltic states and has now over 300 ships. Russia
does not have the finances for maintenance, nor the space. The
Baltic Sea Fleet has put its money into only a few modern ships
and junked the rest. There isn't even enough money to reuse parts
and metal. Oil spills from the fleet slick the waters of the
harbour with no plans for their cleanup. Several local artists
decided to highlight the problem by turning rusty ships into art
works.

SHOWS:

GV half sunk boats
CU oil spill and rubbish
CU pool of oil, PAN to line of boats
CU rusting boat
More rusting boats
Rusted boat in foreground with waterline and newer boats in
background
Rusted boat, PAN to CU of new naval ship
Roll shot of rusted naval ships
WS of artists painting ship
CU painter with very large brush painting white stripe, dipping
brush in bucket of paint
CU little boy painting
Artist putting bucket on roof of ship cabin
CU artist painting detailed design
CU design
CU artist painting ship part green
CU of painted area, PAN to WS of painted area
Yellow paint being splashed against rusted wall
GV of painted area

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