 At this same time, the Governor of Primorskaya Oblast Pyotr Kazakevich was facing a dilemma.Vladivostok, founded only a year ago, needed a commanding officer for its garrison, as warrant officer Nikolay Komarov was relieved of duty for alcoholism and stealing just two days before "Razboynik" sailed into the Golden Horn Bay.After assessing Burachyok, Kazakevich found him to be a perfect candidate for the vacant position, as he was an experienced sea officer, had an engineering background, and was a fluent speaker of Chinese (although later Burachyok discovered that his classical Chinese was incomprehensible to the local Chinese population).