MV Arvin
2021-2021 · Black Sea (Turkish coast) · status: resolved vessel loss
- Opened
- 2021-01-01
- Closed
- 2021-04-01
- Port
- Black Sea (Turkish coast)
- Vessel IMO
- 8309696
- Flag
- PLW
- Shipowner
- owner uncontactable
- Insurer named on DMLC
- no DMLC compliance
- Seafarers affected
- 12
- Nationalities
- UA, RU
Summary
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.
Outcome for crew
6 rescued, 1 confirmed dead, 5 missing presumed lost.
Source
Resolution / documentation via: Turkish Coast Guard + ITF
Related rights + resources
- · Abandonment rights (MLC A2.5.2) — the regulatory framework this case is governed by
- · Unpaid wages
- · MLC 2006 financial-security providers directory
- · International Group P&I Clubs