After the end of the war , '' Bogatyr '' was repaired , and reassigned to the Russian Baltic Fleet . '' Bogatyr '' was deployed in the Mediterranean when a large earthquake struck Sicily on 28 December 1908 . Together with the , , and , '' Bogatyr '' assisted rescue efforts at Messina . Some crewmen were killed by aftershocks while attempting to rescue people from the rubble . In 1912 , '' Bogatyr '' underwent a complete refit and modernization program at Kronstadt
large earthquake
1908 Messina earthquake
Russian cruiser Bogatyr