After seeing the famous movie series Pirates of the Caribbean 《加勒比海盗》)，Alexander Marchenko, a 38-year-old businessman from a small Russian village, decided to build his very own copy of the Black Pearl pirate ship.
Marchenko has traveled all over Rusia, and believes that there is no other land more beautiful than his hometown. He decided to take advantage of the beautiful environment and build a hotel.
He had noticed the other restaurants and hotels in the area all looked the same way,so he tried to come up with something special that would attract visitors. He was wondering what kind of hotel he would build when the Black Pearl came into his mind. He decided to build his own Black Pearl ship. Without any ship building experience, he went online and downloaded photos of famous ships to use as guides. And he started working on it immediately. It's been two years since he worked on his ship. Now, his own Black Pearl is starting to take shape on the Yenisei River.
The 21-meter-long vessel is made of wood produced locally, and the ship's "captain"plans to add all the tiniest details of the original Black Pearl. Right now, Marchenko is working on the interior decorations(内部装修). He spends most of his time in the workshop,making all the little designs by hand. So far, he has spent 3. 5 million rubles,Marchenko hopes t0 finish the work. this summer. Judged by the attention his ship is getting in its current state, he believes that upon completion, tourists will flock to see his wooden wonder.
