In March 1977 , Baconsky and his wife Clara fell victims to the 7.2 Mw Vrancea earthquake which devastated Bucharest . At the time , Baconsky was preparing for a new trip abroad : complying with Communist Romania 's restrictions on the use of passports , he had just asked authorities to release the document , and was carrying it on his person . His last volumes , '' Biserica neagră '' and '' Corabia lui Sebastian '' ( " Sebastian 's Ship " ) , remained unpublished
Vrancea earthquake
1977 Vrancea earthquake
Anatol E. Baconsky