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2021-2021 · Black Sea (Turkish coast) · status: resolved vessel loss
The Palau-flagged general cargo vessel Arvin, abandoned by her owners with 12 Ukrainian and Russian crew on board, sank in a Black Sea storm in January 2021 while at anchor off the Turkish coast. Six crew members were rescued by Turkish Coast Guard; one was found deceased and five went missing. The case is one of the highest-fatality abandonment outcomes on record and directly influenced subsequent IMO and ILO advocacy for stricter DMLC-verification and flag-state pre-abandonment intervention protocols. The Palau registry subsequently withdrew several flags following the incident.
6 rescued, 1 confirmed dead, 5 missing presumed lost.
Resolution / documentation via: Turkish Coast Guard + ITF