Boris Pavlovich is a native northerner – a resident of Arkhangelsk, was born in Solombala in a working-class family. In 1932, he graduated after 7 years of school. After school, he entered the Arkhangelsk school of marine apprenticeship in Solombala to become a conductor. In 1934, he graduated from it and went to work as a mechanic at the Solombalsky sulfate-cellulose plant. From October 1937 to October 1938, he worked as a mechanic at the construction of factory No. 6. Then, from 1938 to 1939, he worked at the “Krasnaya Kuznitsa” factory as a mechanic simultaneously attending the evening fishing lectures at LIIFT, of which he completed three courses. From July 1939, Boris Pavlovich worked as a mechanic and plumber in ship repair shops at the Arkhangelsk shipyard. After the Finnish campaign in May 1940, he was a helmsman on the hydrographic ship g s "Moroz". During the Great Patriotic War, in September 1942, he was mobilized to the Northern fleet, where he served as the commander of the mechanics' department on the same ship. In March 1943, he was transferred to the paramilitary fleet on the gs "Moroz" taking the position of the third mechanic. He continued to work there until September 1945. Serving on a hydrographic vessel does not entail the installation of buoys on fairways, radio beacons, and taking depth measurements. They had to act as a pilot vessel delivering pilots to ships and taking them away from ships. Sometimes a large number of vessels would accumulate near the Kola Bay, waiting for pilotage. So, there was definitely a lot of work to do. Once, the captain of a foreign transport got tired of waiting for the pilot, and entered the Bay himself, reach Cape Mishukov in the southern knee of the Bay. There, he anchored at the confirmed point. Everyone was very surprised, but when the English captain was asked how he got the courage to go on his own, without a pilot, he laid out detailed maps of the Kola Bay on the table. Moreover, these were maps corrected three weeks before his arrival in Murmansk. The hydrographic vessel "Moroz" took part in the landing of troops and evacuation of wounded soldiers to the Mainland, in the delivery of military cargo along the coast. There had been encounters with enemy ships and submarines, but by sheer luck they did not affect the tiny ship. The enemy's aviation, however, did cause trouble by committing frequent raids. It seemed that the hull was about to be torn apart by the bomb blasts. Mechanisms were failing, two steam boilers were torn from the foundation. They did not explode only thanks to the immense skills of the mechanics. As Boris Pavlovich recalled: "It was especially difficult, working in the Kandalash Bay, when the ship remained afloat by miracle after the bombing." Working on the orders of the command board entailed seriousness and responsibility. Errors and failures during it, according to the laws of wartime, could mean a tribunal. The proceedings in such cases were thorough, and the harsh sentences were merciless. Boris Kostogorov got news of the victory when he was in Murmansk. He saw the exultation and tears of joy all around him. This terrible war was finally over! People were intoxicated with sheer happiness having no need in wine. The long-awaited hour of Victory had come! After the war, Boris Pavlovich worked on this ship for another five years, as he did not want to leave the sea. Later, in 1950, he moved to work in the floating staff of the Archtralflot but discovered that he was not qualified enough. So, he decided to study. In January 1951, he was sent to steam mechanics courses of the 2nd category. In May 1952, after completing the courses, he was assigned to the RT-91 "Pinagor" of the tralflot as a third mechanic. After some time, he was assigned to the RT-115 "Mezen" as the second mechanic, then - to the RT-89 "Belomorets". In the Arkhangelsk trawl fleet, Boris Pavlovich Kostogorov, like most of the fleet mechanics, went from Stoker to senior mechanic of steam fishing trawlers. He worked in the Navy from 1951 to 1973. He was respected by sailors and employees of the coast management for his high professionalism and good nature in relation to other people. For valiant work in the trawling fleet, in difficult conditions of the Northern seas, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor in 1971, when he was working on the RT-232 Primorsk trawler.