MV Arvin Moment of breaking of the ship (Video)

[@MrWolfSnack]

This is the M/V Arvin, a Russian-built ship sailing under a Palau flag registered under "Arvin Sg Ltd". She was anchored at the Black Sea port of Bartin (Turkey) and broke in half while anchored and sank Jan 17, 2021 during rough sea currents. Out of the 13 people on board; 6 were rescued, 4 were killed, 3 remained missing as of the time of the search operation. 11 of the souls on board were Ukrainian, and 2 were Russian. The ship was built in 1975 in Czechoslovakia for the USSR as a dry goods transporter. The ship was designed for mainly for river and lake operations as a barge freighter. She was never designed for rough weather of any sort or the open ocean at all. Despite that fact, she continued to operate in the Black Sea, a region noted for its adverse weather and rough high currents after suffering from over 30 years of poor maintenance and neglect since being sold in 1992 from Russian ownership. These ships are essentially open topped bathtubs with no rigidity, and you can watch them twist and bend just from passing a ship’s wake if they’re unladen. It is not uncommon to see older ones at the end of their service life have several cracks at the deck edge, which will quickly propagate down the hullside if the ship is kept in service. A port state control inspection in Georgia in 2020 found extensive deficiencies on board the Arvin, including severe deck corrosion (softness) and ill-maintained (not functional) weathertight hatches. The Volgo-Balt series of ships were given a restriction on class and were not permitted to sail more than 100 miles from safe haven. The entire merchant marine fleet in the Black Sea is known for the very poor condition of its ships and the inhumanely poor conditions for the sailors. Olga Ananina, the ITF inspector in Novorossiysk, remarked. “Today the bulkers operate under flag of Panama and under control of Orbital Ship Management. All ships are old and problematic. The wage debts, low wage levels not exceeding the ILO rates, lack of provisions, drinking water, working wear, or cleaning materials - all of these are normal for the rust buckets which sink every year claiming seafarers’ lives." The Seafarers’ Union of Russia strongly recommends to shy away from hiring on these ships as they pose a danger to navigational safety and seafarers lives. From 1975-1992 before the ship was renamed to the M/V "Arvin", she was known as the VOLGO-BALT 189. The ship worked for the USSR and then White Sea & Onega. After the USSR decommissioned it, it was sold off and eventually became property of Palau as its final owner after being registered in Malta, Iran, and Cambodia over the next 30 years. Sister ships Volgo Balt 179 (built 1973) and Volgo Balt 214 (built 1978) also broke apart and sank in the years prior to the Arvin (Volgo Balt 189). There are many of these Volgo-Balt vessels, built during Soviet times, that is still in operation under different flags and in different trades across the world.

[@sergeishuvalov9910]

MV "Arvin" has never been Russian. This is an old (> 40) Soviet-built vessel for operation in inland waters (here you are right) . Belongs to Ukraine, registered in Palau. Ukraine uses this trash for river and coastal navigation. Google helps . Not everyone who speaks English is English, not everyone who speaks Russian is from Russia. Is not it ?

[@MrWolfSnack]

​@@sergeishuvalov9910 1975-1992 before was renamed to the Arvin, was known as the VOLGO-BALT 189. Worked for the USSR and then White Sea & Onega. After the USSR decommissioned it, it was sold off and eventually became property of Palau. Sister ships Volgo Balt 179 (built 1973) and Volgo Balt 214 (built 1978) also broke apart and sank in the years before the Arvin (Volgo Balt 189).

[@golfilloz]

@@sergeishuvalov9910 In many countries we say russian when we talk about soviet.

[@mattpope1746]

Thank you for the context and background.

[@starsoffyre]

Thanks for the explanation. I was wondering how a vessel could simply split in half if not for gross human error. Putting a ship not designed for such waters into operation there is a disaster waiting to happen.

[@xaenon9849]

From what I've read of this incident, the ship was not designed for open water in the first place. It was designed to operate primarily in inland rivers. Furthermore, the ship had been badly neglected and was showing significant corrosion damage in major structural members.

[@airsoftdude36]

Decades old Russian equipment not being maintained? Never heard of that before.

[@paulkennedy8701]

​@@airsoftdude36 Maybe there was some Russian equipment, but the ship was Czech.

[@jonathansmith2323]

Interviewer: So what happened in this case? Senator Collins: Well, the front fell off in this case by all means, but it’s very unusual. Interviewer: But Senator Collins, why did the front bit fall off? Senator Collins: Well, a wave hit it. Interviewer: A wave hit it? Senator Collins: A wave hit the ship. Interviewer: Is that unusual? Senator Collins: Oh, yeah. At sea? Chance in a million!

[@Screwball70]

@@paulkennedy8701 pity they didn't 'Czech' the vessel's sea worthiness more closely lol

[@maxjakobsen5526]

There was an eksplosion before it breaks over.

[@yassinewertani-tn5217]

7 sailors working below deck died and are still missing. may their souls rest in peace.

[@ryandavis4689]

Seriously? That's insane. Doesn't look like they wouldn't have made it.

[@yassinewertani-tn5217]

@@ryandavis4689 they were working below in the compartments right at the breaking of the ship, the compartments woud have instantly and violently flooded with absolutely no warning. Has nothing to do with the vessels nearby or any possibility of rescue. they were doomed the second it happened.

[@anthonyrios8566]

@@yassinewertani-tn5217 R.I.P. AND AMEN.

[@borderlineiq]

@@47wolper What a foolish thing to say, to imply they were somehow at fault. This was a maritime disaster. Ships at sea face rough seas constantly, yet crews have duty and tasks to perform, else they don't get to keep their jobs. Hindsight is 20/20.

[@Ben.N]

@@yassinewertani-tn5217 they didn't properly sound the alarm either aparrantly, and the ship was in poor condition as well..

[@UserNotFound-mw4hp]

He collected himself quick and got on the radio immediately. Well done

[@jodofe4879]

He did as well as a ship's master could have in such a terrible situation. He and the chief officer didn't run for the life rafts but stayed on the bridge to radio for help and coordinate the ship's evactuation. It is a shame they didn't make it out, but at least they went down with the ship in the long tradition of heroic sea captains. The other 10 crew members were able to evacuate the ship, and 6 of them were rescued in time. So the sacrifice of the captain and first officer was not entirely in vain.

[@Coleman_H]

@@jodofe4879 may they rest in peace

[@Awol991]

But no ship wide alarm. What about those asleep or working in the engine room ?

[@Coleman_H]

@@Awol991 it was an old ship not meant for open waters like that and severely neglected in terms of upgrades/maintenance

[@ToyotaGuy1971]

Oh yeah, ship breaks in half, you don't second guess, you are going to SINK!

[@alexg1778]

You know things are bad when even the Russians sound panicked.

[@kevinho2603]

Especially when they speak English as in “May Day May Day”

[@EthanAnthony907]

russians sound just like anyone else, all that tough shit is an act

[@AlexanderSimic]

@@EthanAnthony907 Russians are tougher than some keyboard warrior

[@ex-navyspook]

@@AlexanderSimic ...says a keyboard warrior...

[@uncle_herniation]

"May Day May Day we are out of vodka... oh also the ship is breaking in half"

[@klydzz2017]

lets all appreciate the random Russian guy who took the camera to save the footage for all of us to see

[@3dartxsi]

His employer skimped on maintenance and consequently, six people died. That footage is needed evidence to support their conviction in court. Though, the way these things usually go, I dont think there is more than an outside chance that the people who deserve it will face justice.

[@s.gaflytying3115]

What a chad or I guess yuri

[@toddmccarter45]

Well of course, in russia even the boats have dashcams apparently

[@elitist3447]

Bruh, he was not saving the footage for everyone to see, he was saving it for Putin to see, so he wouldn't get blamed and sent to the Gulag Lmao.

[@МихаилБелышев]

@@elitist3447 it is Ukrainian crew. what does Putin have to do with it?

[@brussell639]

Definitely an "oh shit" moment when the front of your ship starts flopping around.

[@Ray-jg5dj]

bruh moment

[@stuegg7554]

Better get that scotch tape ready!

[@ptaylor4923]

@@stuegg7554 Or Gorilla Glue 😏

[@GotMadStacks]

@@ptaylor4923 or masking tape

[@brussell639]

@@stuegg7554 This is a job for JB Weld.

[@roberttrahan709]

As an ex-submariner, my heart prays for those men of the Sea on the Arvin that are forever on watch and their families who mourn their loss.

[@michaelwaynemartin3291]

The "forever on watch" broke me. Rest easy sailors.

[@woody5563]

Rip

[@brianohara5696]

Well I hope that they were rescued, there are at least two ships in the close proximity. You can see off either side of the bow !!!

[@skillmeup53]

I assumed they all got off. They had several minutes from that video and the alarm had been sounded. I was surprised how little swell it took to break it, it must have been been in very poor condition.

[@dreammaker9642]

Tbh a submarine is a whole other level cause pressure is a B. Anything happens the odds are that you’re a goner

[@emanx2600]

"you know it's serious when Russians speak English"

[@nigeh5326]

English is the worlds language of choice in emergencies. Airline Pilots use English to communicate with air traffic control all the time.

[@joeyoung4871]

A Russian panicking ya thats terrifying

[@matthewbittenbender9191]

Lol! This comment needs more likes!

[@michaeladams3464]

Lol

[@vincentanguoni8938]

May day is a bastardization of. French... The one time international language

[@matthewmitchell8941]

To those that wonder why there were sailors below decks, I suggest that they were not watching T.V., but were engaged in running bilge pumps, securing hatchways, mixing bunker fuel with solvents, etc. etc. There is a reason why the merchant mariners of this world make a good living...it is hard, lonely, cold, and dangerous work. R.I.P.

[@steveb7310]

Damn straight

[@albshkup]

How many died ?

[@bertbergers9171]

@@albshkup elsewhere in the comments people talk about 7

[@bertbergers9171]

There is a reason a lot of merchant sailors are from countries like India, Indonesia, the Philippines and so on. Merchant companies keep wages as low as possible. Maybe some of the officers (captain, engineers...) earn enough to say the job is worth it, but not many people on board do.

[@harryme472]

Well said.

[@guidototh6091]

"vessel broken" is maritime code for something really bad

[@realPromotememedia]

All I heard was Checkov in Star Trek 3 (kipten the wessel is broken)

[@cj6281]

@@realPromotememedia 😆😂🤣

[@guidototh6091]

@@realPromotememedia lol

[@ligecss1928]

@@realPromotememedia usually speaks "Mayday". This is Russia vessel and it's creepy for me because I'm too Russian

[@mrass1211]

Mayday, vessel broken

[@Murph9000]

This wasn't an accident, it was gross negligence that put an unseaworthy ship into stormy waters.

[@pilotsmoe]

The ship was anchored, in port when it broke up

[@dmitrygidlevsky9787]

@@pilotsmoeit’s still in sea though

[@cookiecola5852]

In Russia Sea worthy is just a funny term

[@CONNECTELECTRIC]

Ship was not built for open water . It's a Inland river run ship.

[@BOBK-jf4qx]

@@cookiecola5852 You mean in Palau, the country that is in "free association" with the USA. It's their flag they sailed under. Send them the bill!

[@Tijgert]

“Mayday mayday my vessel broken”. I can unequivocally say that he was speaking the truth.

[@RinnzuRosendale]

Yeah he died.

[@unelectedleader6494]

Imagine hearing back “oh no thank you sir, we don’t feel like joining that party”

[@theonetheonly9730]

My wessle**

[@windshearahead7012]

hahahahahha.

[@unvergebeneid]

If I had heard that, I would've assumed he's talking about the engine. Not that his whole fucking ship broke in half.

[@verohandymike]

I have been on a sinking boat issuing a mayday call. With waters below freezing I had about 15-45 minutes that I could survive in the water, rescue came at 30 minutes. One of the guys who rescued me took off his own (warm) shirt and put on me, I was trembling too much to do it myself, so he actually had to dress me! I never got his name, coast guard got there and took me away, but to this day, 15 years later, I still have that shirt. There's some kind of maritime law that says you have to respond to mayday calls, but I prefer to think we all feel a moral obligation to do so. Being a person who has been rescued from certain death, I feel like I would definitely risk my own life to rescue someone else if the need ever arises. Edit - I am not changing the wording above. When I posted this it was just to tell people about a near-death experience I've had in my life. People who have been through something similar seem to have an appreciation for life as we have seen how fragile it is, as well as a deep respect for those who perform a rescue. I didn't think it would become a topic of semantics, where my phrase "waters below freezing" would call into question the scientific fact that water freezes at a certain temperature therefore if it is below freezing it is ice and no longer water. My statement would be best changed to state "waters near freezing", changing the word below to near. Let's just leave it as it is and each reader can take away from it what they choose. I must say though that some of these comments make my blood boil! (Hahaha, see what I did there, open a whole new can of worms)

[@JoeKyser]

where was that at? god i couldnt imagine.

[@darkallyrecordings4931]

I agree sir. Glad you're still with us.

[@TheOpacue]

That's a wonderful story man. I'm glad that person got to you and that you're alive to tell us about it ❤️ best of wishes

[@rebekahlikesmusic2723]

Wow i am so glad you're alive.

[@Kram_Farkel]

Water below freezing is called ice.

[@davidjackson-royle9965]

He only bought it last week and was told it had belonged to an old lady who only used at weekends for small pleasure trips.

[@digital2701361]

@Dustin Poche all highway miles too.

[@lasvegasNEV]

haha

[@loganmontuori]

Show me the carfax

[@---H_M]

🤣

[@precisionsoundworksstudio]

Classic comment! 😂 Oh, by the way, he had all the maintenance papers, too!

[@TheBestEverEverEver]

This has happened to so many ships on the Great Lakes. To see it breaking in half is tragic but it’s interesting to see it actually happening on video. Stories of ore/coal ships breaking in half and sinking in less than just 10-20 minutes were commonplace several decades ago. Sadly the shipping companies that owned the ships would always claim that “it sank because the crew was negligent”. One ship was said to have buckled and broken in half but the stern of the ship (the back) with all lights still on and engine still running normally continued going for a couple miles before the lights went out and it “disappeared”. The bow of the ship (front) sank soon after the disaster. The survivor who told his story was called a liar and sued but lost due to the lack of evidence. Decades later in more recent times they sent down a drone and found that the ship did in fact break in half and that the stern continued going for 5 miles before sinking.

[@smudgey1kenobey]

The stern kept running in the snowstorm and would suddenly appear in the night and threaten to run over the men in the lifeboat. I lived on the Great Lakes then, and we read the account of the survivor in the Detroit Free Press.

[@TheBestEverEverEver]

@@smudgey1kenobey Wow! I vaguely remember the story but didn’t know about that part. That sounds horrifying. I’m terrified of open water so nautical stories are scarier to me than any horror movie.

[@ep_bigcameraguy4911]

like the Edmond Fitzgerald. Had she been designed NOT like this ship but a true salty, she would have stayed afloat. Unfortunately, her cargo holds, watertight covers, and hold latches were not designed to take on and sheath the amount of water that was splashing over her main deck. I would think this video is very much how 'Fitz' went down in Lake Superior. Oddly, I don't think there is been a sinking of a major commercial ship in the great lakes since then. Maybe due to the changes in maritime operations that were made as a result.

[@justin8894]

Edmund Fitzgerald?

[@zackjay71]

Edmund Fitzgerald may have suffered a similar fate.

[@BeeLarryKing]

Everyone asking how people died “only 180 meters” from the shore have never been on a sinking ship 180m off shore in rough seas and have no idea what a current is

[@marksalza1114]

Yeah and idk where this is but its probably cold too.

[@lily_astral]

Still could you imagine drowning while being able to see the shore so closely? That must have been so heartbreaking.

[@Nationof300]

And plus those waves are much bigger than they look

[@Mango-vd1nn]

Why didn’t any of the other ships try and help?

[@lily_astral]

@@Mango-vd1nn Everyone had battoned down their own hatches and are staying as immobile as possible to prevent exactly what happened to the Arvin

[@ariochiv]

They were anchored within sight of land and other vessels, but they still lost half the crew. The sea is a harsh mistress.

[@BrinkofArt]

…what 👀

[@besomewheredosomething]

@@BrinkofArt Did you watch the video?

[@ЖекаСайлар]

@@BrinkofArt половина экипажа погибла, вот что случилось.

[@TakeoFR]

Honestly, I don't blame the sea. I blame the owners of the ship. A non sea-worthy poorly maintained vessel put in the sea - seems like a totally avoidable accident.

[@stellarcubicbeam7760]

@@TakeoFR it was avoidable

[@cesarjom]

"mayday... mayday... my vessel broken!" ... that's one heck of a distress signal

[@djs_leather]

is it bad that i laughed at it

[@akiyamach]

Port control: *blyat*

[@VI-pp4jo]

@@akiyamach I'm hysterical imagining it.

[@babboon5764]

Easy to be smug and derisory when you're not out in the Sea on a ship that's disintigrating. (Especailly if you're incredibly childish). But either this soundtrack is an overdub added later - It could well be - OR The guys in control are so *very* badly trained they forgot half or more of the key things: Mayday, Mayday, Mayday (OK) Who you are (OK) What the problem is (OK) *Where* you are (Nope) How many people to recue (Nope) Bonus points for what you intend to do - Stay with ship, abandon ship, kiss your arse goodbye or whatever (Nope).

[@djs_leather]

@@babboon5764 it was just the ridiculousness of the whole thing that made it funny.

[@dr.doolittle4763]

Having served on fishing vessels in the Bering Sea and Tropical Pacific I can say with certainty that constant situational awareness is essential. Being on a ship breaking apart would test the mettle of the hardest person. May those who passed on the M/V Arvin RIP

[@writershard5065]

Unfortunately I don't think it matters how much of a "mettle" you have. If you're trapped below decks, there's not much you can do unless you're in the part of the ship where you can somehow get out. And if you're not in a position of power, complaining about the ship not being good for these conditions could probably get you ostracized at best, fired at worst.

[@topo7777]

​@@writershard5065 Thinking about being stranded below deck like that is a chilling thought.

[@particleconfig.8935]

I then wpnder if there's a chance slipping out through that crack@@topo7777

[@particleconfig.8935]

*wonder

[@brandonkim8423]

No matter what country you're from, no matter what language you speak, you'll shudder at the word "mayday" being shouted in panic over a radio.

[@privacyhelp]

If muslim maybe they shouting alohaackbar to radio

[@wanderingranger4208]

Doesn’t matter how many times you say mayday if you don’t tell people where you are.

[@Robertius]

You know mayday is actually french m'aidez wich means help me.

[@shnizekreeg7098]

Especially in a heavy Russian accent

[@earthman6700]

@@Robertius Merci. 😉

[@arthurtmorgan4211]

I’ve been in a May Day call in the middle of nowhere on open water. It is a gut emptying feeling and I am blessed to be here today. God bless the sailors who didn’t make it.

[@8brahmanas8]

God isn't real.

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

@@8brahmanas8 You guys are about ten years too late for the online militant atheism mumbo jumbo. I'm sure there's somewhere else you can go to be miserable.

[@ReasonMakes]

@@Cautionary_Tale_Harris God isn't real

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

@@ReasonMakes You're as edgy, timely, and useful as the Gangnam Style dance or a used fidgit spinner on Craigslist.

[@8brahmanas8]

@@Cautionary_Tale_Harris Keep talking to your sky daddy.

[@crimsonminerva]

I was in the Navy and had different Ship commands. This made my heart sick and as soon as I heard the bells I thot of all hands. The mayday broke my heart to find out that they'd lost some of their crew. Until you have walked in another's shoes, do not judge. RIP dear souls.

[@TangamandapioTanga]

Hi there! I dont have any militar skills, how do you know they lost some of the crew?

[@nickdubil90]

I don't have a maritime background myself, but Arvin looks very much like the vessels we see in the Great Lakes area of the US/Canada: long bulk carriers sailing in often rough and unpredictable seas, Edmund Fitzgerald, for example. It's horrifying how quickly the the casualty happened, those below deck would have very little time to react to what looks like the keel completely snapping.

[@crimsonminerva]

@Emergency Lemon Yes , I was thinking the exact thing while watching, and wondering by the carriers in the background.

[@jameslang6027]

@@TangamandapioTanga news reports. This happened almost a year ago.

[@bobbywood3894]

@@nickdubil90 It is said that the Edmund Fitzgerald hit waves of hurricane strength and was slammed to the lake bed where she was split completely in two pieces. The divers that recovered the ships bell never dove a shipwreck again, the bodies were perfectly preserved in Superiors ice water dungeon, just like Gordon Lightfoot sang of.

[@dano8613]

Starting as the Volgo-Balt 189, the MV Arvin was originally built in 1974 in Czechoslovakia as a lake/river freighter. She was sold and reflagged several times through her life. She was named Arvin in 1997 by the Delphin Maritime Co. Ltd., the name she kept for the rest of her career.[1] The Volgo-Balt class were lake/river freighters, meant to sail within generally calm water, and were not intended for the high seas. Nevertheless, many of them have seen use on and around the Black Sea. Several of these have sunk, including the Volgo-Balt 214, lost in 2019, killing six of 13 crew.[3] Two months after the Arvin sank, Volgo-Balt 179 sank in the Black Sea, with 10 of 13 crew surviving.[4] In 2020, port officials in Georgia noted severe deck corrosion and poorly maintained weather hatches on the Arvin, suggesting that the ship should be scrapped.[5] Her owner kept her at sea, though. She was due for a major audit in April 2021.[6]

[@WarlordRising]

The hull split within seconds. I can't imagine what the last few second of the below deck engineers thought during those moments. Pure panic. I didn't work below decks as an IT, but I know how tough and crucial that job is to a ship's operation. Working in constantly loud, hot, and greasy environments for 12 hours almost everyday. First ones on. Last ones off. RIP to the souls lost at sea that day.

[@rubenchristensen596]

The engien is in the Stern (back)of the ship so they properply hade time to get out.

[@strikeforcek9149]

@@rubenchristensen596 7 sailors were lost and still not found.

[@franslangendonk6510]

My Oma who sailed with my Opa on his ship told me as a little boy why she fed the seagulls every morning. She said they were the souls of those lost at sea and the ones with black heads worked below decks. My Opa was sole survivor of two shipwrecks.

[@836dmar]

@@rubenchristensen596 Again, a complete misunderstanding based on what the average person sees. I’m not a nautical person either so it’s important that we know what we don’t know and that such things are far more complicated than we understand. RIP to those lost.

[@lgd1974]

"Does any one know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes to hours?" - Gordon Lightfoot

[@hellothere5107]

Russians have dashcams everywhere.

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

yup, for them extremely rare bad driving videos ;-)

[@DemonsCrest1]

xD

[@kiriuxeosa8716]

I want to sue that wave hit me out of nowhere!

[@aymen1262]

The guy was speaking Arabic at he end

[@dji1tommy29]

😂😂

[@Chris-ef4lw]

There is something uniquely sad about seeing a ship sink. Rest in peace Arvin.

[@NunoTorpedo]

I'm a freediver and I always have mixed feelings when I dive around ship/boat wrecks. It's amazing to see the sea life around these "peaceful" structures, but I always imagine the dramatic moments before they sank

[@agentleman7469]

Yeah! I agree! It's like watching some majestic animal on NatGeo get killed. Must have been some tense moments on board!

[@davidbillyard6629]

Definitely, if you happen to be on it at the time...

[@lukebrockman8025]

Rust in Peace

[@spencerkarrington3153]

RIP!!

[@my_name_is_chef4856]

The moment she breaks apart and you see the violence of the water breaking bulkheads and rushing in. You can tell how the vibrations from the water breaking these shale the whole vessel. That’s a feeling that as a sailor I’m sure anyone under deck knew the severity of such a feeling. Though there last moments were distressing I hope and pray that they are resting peacefully.

[@kjohn8917]

They are resting peacefully - and prayer for them is useless, because it’s already determined in which resurrection they’ll take part. Pray for the living that they find Christ.

[@Velereonics]

​​@@kjohn8917the Jehovah's witnesses checking in or something like calm down. All of time exists at all times. You're just experiencing certain frames of it. The past is happening right now. So your prayers for the past would matter to a God who isn't bound by time.

[@ryankenyon5010]

​@@kjohn8917I'll stick with the Easter bunny.

[@kjohn8917]

@@ryankenyon5010 no evidence for Easter bunny - irrefutable point of proof the God of the Bible reigns and all other “gods” are satanic counterfeits. So, worship the Easter bunny at peril of your soul.

[@ianmangham4570]

​@@ryankenyon5010mmmmm Easter eggs 🍫 🥚

[@maggiemcmac8273]

My sympathies to the four who lost their lives and their families and the two still missing. Rest in peace.

[@jakeryan345]

nobody died

[@speed-up77]

Actuly 6 people died.

[@brettwilkinson9529]

@@speed-up77 how could they die? They were only 180 meters from land .

[@ilovecops5499]

nobody dies. it was old shipand they scappedit becuae it eas cheper to sink it.

[@memberberries9782]

@@brettwilkinson9529 I don't know if anybody actually died in this but I'd imagine it'd be pretty easy to die in them water conditions even if you're only a short bit from shore.

[@beardedroofer]

When you hear, "My ship is broke.", it's time to abandon ship. RIP to the sailors lost.

[@Jack29151]

when u hear it it's too late, when u see it RUN!!!!

[@paullee5573]

I suppose the skipper was so desperate for cash to send to his family that he kept the beak shut about that vessels condition. These crooked shipping operators will do anything to make an extra thousand or two dollars. Murderous bastards.

[@jameslee522]

how many were lost in this?

[@beardedroofer]

@@jameslee522 4 people, 2 were still missing

[@GrabbaBeer]

No one died, and if they did that close to land then it’s just natural selection.

[@davidca96]

thats got to be a terrifying feeling seeing your vessel bend in half like that.

[@carlwilliams6977]

Do you know what stating the obvious means? 🤣

[@LordTelperion]

Amen

[@babybirdhome]

@@carlwilliams6977 We do know what stating the obvious means. You demonstrated what it is perfectly in your own comment.

[@andrewkalaani424]

@@babybirdhome damn you didn’t have to do it to him

[@wimbraber944]

This isn’t quite bending, is it?

[@legaliseme]

6 of the 12 men on board perished in this incident, ship was not designed to sail on the open seas. RIP to the men aboard

[@john_doe_not_found]

It looks calm from the bridge. But for the sailors below deck, when the ship snapped in half the water ingress into the narrow passage ways would have been intense and over powering. Anyone near the break or with an unsecured door would have been blasted by wind and water pressure blowing through the ship. The sinking takes place in slow time, the poor souls who did not make it out would have been knocked out or drowned in the initial ingress of pressurized water. Assuming the ship's keel was 15ft - 20ft underwater when it snapped, the water pressure 20 feet down would blast into the ship with a great deal of force. Calm on the bridge, trauma below decks.

[@rjgaynor8]

This looks like a stone hauler to me. I could be completely wrong. If that’s the case the entire crew on cargo ships spend most of the trip on the bridge.

[@WpGaming1]

@@PablosOutdoorProjects 4 people died what do you mean

[@feelnrite]

@@WpGaming1 3 missing.

[@WpGaming1]

@@feelnrite Yeah it’s really sad, they probably were killed instantly by the pressure difference of water or just sucked out into the ocean and drowned, RIP to them 😔

[@AngelofDeath1431]

Like the proverbial duck: "calm above the waterline, paddling like mad below! RIP to all lost hands!!!

[@alexandrelct826]

The sea is such a terrifying power. Even calm waters are dangerous, sailors are really courageous peoples

[@2wheeledscotsman127]

That's not calm water.... and bad shipbuilding is a factor here

[@lunapetunia3778]

@@2wheeledscotsman127 nah, it's just a really old river boat that wasn't made for the sea

[@2wheeledscotsman127]

@@lunapetunia3778 that's not a river boat lol 😆

[@lunapetunia3778]

@@2wheeledscotsman127 ok river *ship* lol.. The fact remains that it was made for rivers/passages, not the ocean and it was very old

[@jessehoopes7042]

That's the truth l understood that the first time I encountered the ocean it was weird almost like it was wired into me some how my mom didn't have to say anything your mom would say like be careful don't do this don't do that I instantly knew I was like 6

[@ThrottleJerk]

Imagine hearing a panicked russian screaming mayday on the radio. Kinda moment where you know shit's hit the fan

[@AutisticAl]

You'd obviously go and save them for the vodka alone! They could supply you for a lifetime

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

HANDOM LISTENER: He sounds nervous.... did his brown bear get into the vodka again, or is it something we should call the coast guard about?

[@elmowilcox]

“Vessel broken” is both super vague “no shit, how?”…and perfectly accurate.

[@mrdan2898]

True. But the captain should have broadcasted "ship broke in two, 12 souls on board". More descriptive to rescue personnel.

[@andymachala999]

This was very interesting but the fact that people died makes it tragic.

[@TIDRA_]

How do you know that people died? They are near to the ground.

[@washinours]

@@TIDRA_ just check the news. 4 dead, 6 rescued, 2 missing

[@leouvarov8982]

@@washinours so this is 50% mortality rate, slightly better that Titanic...

[@gangoffour6690]

What was so tragic ?

[@ivanvagabund4876]

6 of 12 are saved

[@alteregos8949]

Yeah. That is creepy as heck. Watching the hull snap in that breaker had to be terrifying for them. Thankfully they were near port and not 1000 miles out.

[@SuperBroncosguy]

See above.

[@teekey1754]

Anchored.

[@m109rocket]

Several people died in that accident

[@cathalfolan8441]

I think some people were below deck when this happened and they didn't make it out.

[@Yassified3425]

Still people died

[@peterjames808]

Post accident interview: "Well, the front fell off"

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

What happened? Well, a wave hit it. A wave hit it?

[@kevinu6004]

Just the TIP was flooded and overwhelmed

[@radiorob7543]

Our pets heads are falling off!

[@claytonfs]

@@GreyWolfLeaderTW "At sea?! Chance in a million!"

[@JinKee]

very seldom does this happen

[@jordantalbot3921]

i went to a Maritine Academy, and chose Shoreside. This is exactly why, my bones shake for these mariners, and many of my fellow classmates who i’m sure have seen this and or been through it.

[@BM205]

Some in the comments say 6 or 7 sailors lost their lives. To all who do this type of work that many could not, I give you respect and pray you return home safely. To those souls lost I pray for peace for family and love ones.

[@monkmoto1887]

It’s getting safer but it’s still one of the most dangerous careers hands down

[@RinnzuRosendale]

6 rescued, 4 found dead, 2 missing (probably dead). Captain is among the 4 dead.

[@durango8882]

☮️

[@allisontyler-howells5239]

I agree very brave people

[@mosesmarlboro5401]

Oh hear us when we cry to the, for those in peril on the sea

[@evilutionltd]

When you look out the front and notice you have an articulated ship.

[@95TurboSol]

Articulated? LOL

[@Quint1836]

It’s an expensive option

[@chaotickreg7024]

"Oh I didn't know my ship did that, that's pretty cool..."

[@Notaffiliated1]

I’m a sailor and this is legitimately something that haunts my worst nightmares. I cannot imagine what went through the minds of the crew short of “Oh fuck”

[@jameswg13]

And that they lost over half the crew as well in sight of land and other vessels

[@boiledegggaming8424]

I imagine water was the last thing going through their minds

[@gerardmcnally]

The Ocean must be respected at ALL times, beautiful as it is ....RIP those that lost their precious lives ...

[@robinhooduk8255]

0:51 you know its bad if the mice start jumping off the ship.

[@noahcarver6072]

Bottom left of screen. Some kind of little rodent-like creatures jumping overboard. Good observation.

[@mesjaszyk]

@The Insufferable Tool 0:36 bottom screen - it's a rat

[@Trust-me-I-am-a-dentist]

@@mesjaszyk It sure looks like it has a tail or something... Strange the rodent disappears...and suddenly comes back in the picture while jumping off the boat.

[@AcidTechnoMan5000]

@@mesjaszyk A rat that disappears through a black hole and reappears and jumps off the ship. Both of ya's, pass that shit to the left please.

[@rezh.6193]

Man, you are sharp as a needle.

[@mclary9808]

Nothing but respect for anyone who works aboard ships at sea.

[@jimjones1130]

Why thank you 😊

[@contractkiller313]

Thanks man!

[@TucsonDude]

The pay is what entices them. It's not altruism.

[@Haz-Zzz]

@@TucsonDude this

[@IndyandJazmin]

​@@TucsonDudeYep, you've got it all figured out. I've heard that all those kids working on cruise ships are just raking in the dough, lol while smh.

[@shaunelijah455]

"Fellas, it's been good to know ya's..."

[@OverlandOne]

Exactly! It appears like this ship broke just like the Edmund Fitzgerald.

[@privatepixle3414]

When the waves started coming I literally started to think about the Edmond Fitzgerald

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

That’s exactly what I thought of but how fast the Fitz must have gone down. No mayday from Cap.

[@OverlandOne]

@@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043 Yes but here, the waters did not seem to be as bad as on the lake when the Fitz went down. They talked of waves crashing over the bow and such...here...we just see a few swells. Gave more time for a Mayday maybe?

[@OverlandOne]

@Pfg Pfg Exactly! I didn't know how high exactly but I knew it was pretty brutal. In this video, I am not a sailor and am just guessing, but I think the seas are running with maybe 8-10 foot swells? Not bad enough to sink a properly loaded and well maintained ship I would think. If the hull was rusted through then...anything might happen.

[@cdrweylinmadjackjenningsiv9622]

Ive seen this before. Its a river barge that wasn't built for ocean waves. Thats why it broke.

[@jimbobeire]

Correct. At least 5 of these old _Volgo Balt_ types have gone down in the Black Sea in the past decade. 12 months prior to this one, Volgo Balt 179 snapped in half 70 miles off the coast of Romania, only 2 survivors from a crew of 12.

[@anthonyzanolli]

"Some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off at all"

[@MrJJandJim]

I was just thinking of that!

[@cmcg1737]

🤣🤣

[@pyrobrain111]

Didn't you come in a car? Yes. Well what happened to it? The front fell off

[@huepix]

No paper or cardboard products here

[@vikitheviki]

Yes, but it was outside the environment.

[@indiespot2024]

Hey Sergei, wake up, the ship just broke in half

[@2salzig2spucknapp]

blyaaat not again

[@jasmijnariel]

Calm down dimitri, now we have 2 ship!

[@j.b.8438]

Hahaha! 😄

[@ivorysmith239]

The Christian God is the True God and I am going to prove it right now: God has a Law called the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20). These Laws include do not lie, do not steal, don’t put others gods before Him (Exodus 20) Have you ever broken any of these Laws? Have you ever told a lie? Have you ever stolen anything? Have you ever lusted after someone? If we really went over God’s Laws in the Bible, every single one of them, it can really expose how much of a sinner we truly are and because we have all committed these acts our punishment is Hell because God’s standard is perfection. Our good works cannot get us into Heaven. That’s like you steal a soda from the store but you tell the judge, “hey judge I give to the orphanage, I do community service.” The judge will not care about what you did. You stole something that was not yours so therefore the Judge is going to find you guilty. God is the same way. But, this Judge is a loving Judge who does not want to sentence you for your crimes. He sent His Son Jesus Christ to come and take the punishment for your sins and if you Repent of your sins and accept jesus Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior then you will be saved from the sentence. Jesus loves you and is not willing that any should perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16) God bless

[@pflaffik]

Igor, start transferring the vodka to the lifeboat.

[@cautious3571]

"To show you the power of Flex Tape, I sawed this boat in half!"

[@DisobedientSpaceWhale]

THAT'S A LOT OF DAMAGE

[@matthewturner1201]

Omg u guys ahahahaha

[@barryallison5378]

lmao

[@SugeKnightMista]

Well played

[@SugeKnightMista]

"WAHOOO!"

[@timnewman6529]

Unless you have been there you have no idea of the power of the sea. I spent much of one winter years ago off the coast of Iceland. I was on a warship and we were bounced around in Gale and hurricane force. It was there I gained immense respect for the Trawlermen of Hull and Grimsby in their tiny craft. One minute down in a trough and seconds later high above us with prop out of the water spinning free. Toughest blokes on the planet.

[@illegiblegollem1114]

“Samir you are breaking the ship”

[@zstrode.8953]

Hahah bruhh

[@whiffthewhizzy]

Shattup

[@asukalangley4209]

Lmao

[@SagiTabachnick]

I understood that reference 🤣

[@alexjo9250]

Poor Samir, he broke everything!

[@fecklesstech929]

My Grandfather was a career man in the Merchant Marine. He had two cargo ships blown out from under him by the Japanese. He survived both sinkings and eventually retired to a peaceful life of gardening.

[@philipnestor5034]

Your grandfather is part of the Greatest Generation. Men like him saved us.

[@itemdemo4762]

My Grandfather was a merchant marine also, New York and Alaska routes. Never blown up but had some great stories. Enlisted at 16 years old right after Pearl Harbor

[@DeepOnes420]

Who gives a fuck?

[@barnykirashi]

US civillian ship: **Exists** Japanese: **destroy it** Japan: **Exists** USA: ->>Use/Bombs/Little Boy ->> Planes/Bombers/B-29/Enola Gay ->>Delete/Japan/Hiroshima ->>Use/Bombs/Fat Man ->>Planes/Bombers/B-29/Bockscar ->>Delete/Japan/Nagasaki

[@Yosemite-George-61]

Stiil to this day I'm pushing for recognition of those merchan marine sailors during the war... I get cussed at when I tell the Brits that it's thanks to them that they didn' die of hunger or had gas to fight the Jerrys...

[@ranmasaotome193]

When the front gets all bendy like that it's time to become acquainted with the nearest lifeboat.

[@LaGuerre19]

Whoa whoa whoa Using technical terms like "bendy" in the youtubes comments? Somebody's mistress is the sea. Show-off.

[@pflaffik]

Yeah, thats the correct seaman terminology, "the front of the boat". You can see it from "the room where the steering wheel is".

[@ranmasaotome193]

@@LaGuerre19 Actually, now that I consider it I think perhaps the correct term is "bendy-wendy". My bad.

[@spvillano]

@@pflaffik well, technically it's amidships.

[@andybobandy9483]

The dude was recording with his phone like they saw it coming tho.. lol

[@juliaelrod2154]

Back in 99/00 a freighter called the new cerisa beached itself on one of the worst part of our shoreline Coos County, Oregon. There was no saving it.. so they decided to blow it up and tow the sections out to sea. It didn't go quite as planned and they couldn't get it to sink. They finally shot enough holes in it and the majority of it was sunk. I think the wheelhouse section remained until the ocean took it back. It's crazy how hard they are to sink on purpose but how easy nature can take one down.

[@LetMeEducateYou-vj6un]

This is the M/V Arvin, a Russian-built ship sailing under a Palau flag registered under "Arvin Sg Ltd". She was anchored at the Black Sea port of Bartin (Turkey) and broke in half while anchored and sank Jan 17, 2021 during rough sea currents. Out of the 13 people on board; 6 were rescued, 4 were killed, 3 remained missing as of the time of the search operation. 11 of the souls on board were Ukrainian, and 2 were Russian.

[@ImplodingSubmarine]

The metallic groaning and the panicked Russians are a scary mix.

[@HerbMoore3]

These must be the Russians that Donald Trump Colluded with! SCARY! 🤪

[@ragnarostbrok1254]

Don't sound like panicking for me

[@jamesrussell7760]

This brings back the story of the "Edmund Fitzgerald". RIP those who lost their lives.

[@bomgodd]

My friend from Ohio. His fav karaoke song.

[@davebrock4463]

As soon as I saw this video, that song popped in my head. 😂

[@twokharacters]

Michigan born and raised here. Represent!

[@davebrock4463]

@@twokharacters Lake Superior they said never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early! 🎶

[@leebarrett9581]

Can’t beat a bit of Ella Fitzgerald

[@bolopez3084]

You know it’s bad when you can say “may day may day” clear as day... when you have never said “may day, may day” ever in your life...

[@thatanimegirlwiththecape4807]

Captain: its not my day my day today K ill leave..

[@sharronneedles6721]

"I dont care what day it is, the coast guard should still be open"

[@paddington1670]

@crassgop why you gotta be all logical and stuff

[@_MEGADETH]

Can we all appreciate the fact that the ships from afar immediately turning

[@skywolfx76]

People on the sea are much different from the people on land. Every single sailor knows the waters are extremely treacherous. Only way to prelong our lives is to look out for one another

[@Technaudio]

A friend of mine, who is no longer with us and also owned a boat, told me that if you hear a mayday call, or see another vessel in trouble, you must help, or at least relay the message?

[@skywolfx76]

@@Technaudio agreed, if your vessel is unable to help, you relay the mayday on channel 9

[@alexprokhorov407]

He was cussing, and then ordered to don on survival suits. Then he said that they are sinking, expletive, abandon the vessel.

[@guineapiglady2841]

I hear "Mayday! Mayday! I think.

[@leonardodealmeida5087]

@@guineapiglady2841 you can now speak russian

[@guineapiglady2841]

@@leonardodealmeida5087 I can't speak Russian 😁

[@almilhouse9059]

Yeah shit and fcuk was definitely in there..... Very lucky

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

I'm kinda surprised that I didn't hear him say the ship's position. I guess he must have been counting on the other ship(s) in sight. maybe they had radio contact before and he already told them that the ship was at risk, so he would have known that they were paying attention.

[@beny874]

"What happened?" "Well the front fell off." "That unusual?" "Oh yeah, chance in million"

[@The_Mimewar]

There was a design flaw. “Design flaw” Well the front fell off!

[@augustday9483]

"How did the front fall off?" "A wave hit it"

[@TempoDrift1480]

The front is not supposed to fall off.

[@javierpolo4681]

Basically

[@MarshallFoss1]

Most ships are built so that the front doesn’t fall off, obviously this one wasn’t

[@jwayneair]

Über pucker moment when front half of your ship decides it’s old enough to make its decisions and doesn’t have to listen to you anymore.

[@FloridaManConstruction]

😂😂😂

[@tim25811]

Best comment EVER!

[@smoothpicker]

Man what a scary thing to witness from just a video where I'm safe and warm at home, I couldn't imagine the terror the people on board must have felt. I have a lot of respect for those who work on the oceans, but im terrified of the thought of being out to sea where you cant see the land.

[@michaellinner7772]

This has got to be one of the biggest "Oh Shit!" moments of all time. Hey everyone we're going swimming whether we want to or not!

[@send2gl]

Wow, I'm surprised the ship didn't sink almost immediately.

[@hennatnav]

Its like RMS Titanic break but its not RMS

[@hennatnav]

Ship have much empty room for floating, even some small 14 feet boat have.

[@PumaPete]

These ships have holds that are sealed off from one another. It takes time for them to fill with water as the vessel is weighed down from the holds that flood first.

[@GrabbaBeer]

They actually take quite a long time to sink, he had more than enough time to reverse his vessel to the land behind him.

[@briancreegan827]

@@GrabbaBeer they were at anchor

[@ursuss100]

According to Vesselfinder, MV Arvin was built in 1975. That's 46 years ago. It's very old, even for a freighter: average lifespan for a ship of this category is around 25 years. And a ship of this generation was most likely single hulled (the infamous MV Erika tanker was made the same year and was a single hull design)...which doesn't help especially when the ship is a rust bucket. Unfortunately 7 of the crew were killed or are missing :(

[@roachwerks3043]

For being that old and never designed for open sea. I would say it was built fairly well

[@charliestout2815]

It wasnt built for rough seas, and 46 isnt old in maritime.

[@sorrenblitz805]

The Arthur M. Anderson is still in service was built in 1958. If you take care of the ship it'll last longer than you.

[@ursuss100]

@@sorrenblitz805 MS Stockholm (the one involved in the sinking of the Andrea Doria), is still serving too, as MV Astoria. It's now 73 years old and holds the record for the oldest commercial passenger ship still active, apparently...

[@sklenars]

@@charliestout2815 It depends on where the ship was built and it was designed for. In the last 50 years or so, ships have been built to last 10 years of continuous trading, much like car production which have built in obsolescence. When ships maintenance costs get too high they are usually offloaded to less caring outfits operating under flags of convenience such as this vessel

[@Liberty2358]

The "Liberty ships" used to have a similar problem during WWII, 19 of them broke in half. But they fixed the problem with redesign and repair.

[@frankdodd3355]

"We're holding our own." - last message from the Edmund Fitzgerald

[@Quint1836]

So glad I’m not the only one that knows that off the top of their head!! Only 15 nautical miles and she was safe. What do you think was the final blow? What do you think was the reason why she sank?

[@connorpusey5912]

@@Quint1836 I think it had to have been catastrophic and quick. Maybe it was the rogue waves that were seen headed in the Fitzgerald’s way moments before by the Arthur Anderson or the ship plunged into a wave trough and struck bottom. Maybe a combination of both.

[@SuperDaleski1]

@@Quint1836 He could have the same thing happen in bigger seas he had both rails down meaning a break somewhere in the steel structure of the hull and would have gone down fast in heavy waves RIP

[@bigsarge8795]

Ouch.

[@jakemocci3953]

I think she nosed down, and the water pressure busted in the cargo hatches.

[@jdoggybizzle]

Everyone a gangster until the Russians start speaking English.

[@mikenomatter]

They are Ukranians

[@JacobN-hg8tv]

That’s how you know it’s serious, when they need the help of English speakers

[@florese4804]

@Just Benji huh?

[@smoke05s]

@@JacobN-hg8tv English is the international language on the radio. If you want your distress call to reach the closest ship in the vicinity, not just the closest Ukrainian ship you use english. So you are correct, it was serious.

[@florese4804]

@Tuna Breakfast2.0 man, you can't spell or use grammar right.

[@rahuljize]

I used to be a sailor and this scene really scared me, good thing is that ship is near land and there are other ships in vicinity, if this would have happened in deep sea damage would have been catastrophic

[@kiminainteasy5841]

It was, for the ones who died. But I get what you're saying. If it came down to it I'd much rather be right there. Everyone would've lived had some not been working where it broke.

[@deaddropholiday]

Think of the poor people working on the North/Barents/Kara seas who've seen similar in the pitch black of midwinter. Nothing on earth could save you.

[@endebe]

@Gone to Bitchute :P they were stood around where it snapped and got flooded within seconds.

[@MrWolfSnack]

The Arvin was a river and lake dry goods transport ship. Top speed of 7 knots on calm waters. Never made for the open ocean and certainly not the Baltic Sea. The ship was also 45 years old and poorly cared for. Maximum life expectancy for a vessel of this type before the frame starts showing severe irreparable stress fatigue is 25 years. Putting a ship this long, this old, that has had little to no upkeep into the current of the Baltic, it's a wonder they even made it that far.

[@cebailey5920]

Thank you, I was wondering. I saw the ship at 0:33 and thought to myself "are they too far away?"

[@digimaks]

Guys this was an old SOVIET era built barge, and it was a RIVER barge- never intended to be used at sea. But the Ukrainian company that owns the ship- decided it's OK to send this outdated river ship into Black Sea, where storm has hit it.

[@yankleber]

Even watching it from the safety and comfort of my house I felt the scare of those men.

[@wipperwil]

The sound was terrifying. Heart felt condolences to those lost at sea, and kudos to the captain for remaining so long to call for help. Anyone saved was because of this heroism.

[@amojak]

he failed to give details of his location, his boat and the details of the breach, he was frankly ill prepared for this.

[@ochat2010]

Yea uh "boat broken". Wow so heroic. And 11 seconds total on call on the video. So long on the call. Wow. Stop looking for likes, bridge troll

[@psych3009]

@@ochat2010 way to look at the bright side, at least he did what he did and called for help.

[@suzannehartmann946]

@@amojak WHO is prepared to see the ship break in two right in front of you?????

[@guymann8767]

@@suzannehartmann946 A properly trained and educated force of personal handpicked to do the research and exectution for high cost operations. That includes scientists who tell you "dis boat is worn out don't sale it" and then everyone follows suit. That old ass boat should not have been in the water. We don't need to know that, but chain of command should. Thats their sole purpose

[@debeerpaul]

Russian Crew: "Vessel broken. Mayday Mayday!" Japanese Ship: "Impressive!"

[@debeerpaul]

@Cameron Putt The second ship, The guys sounds asif hes saying impressive. as he's surprised that something like that can happen.

[@aaabbb-py5xd]

@@debeerpaul lol, and just this month, a Japaneese submarine surfaced into a Chinese merchant ship. Here are the results. Submarine: "Our navigation, I mean, retirement, is looking good, minus millions of dollars of damages." Merchant ship: "What damage? Lolol."

[@debeerpaul]

@@aaabbb-py5xd Haha

[@imadrifter]

I read this right as the Japanese sailor said it lol

[@andriytarnovetskyy4992]

They are Ukrainian Sailors

[@NuthingButTheTruth]

00:50 even the rats are jumping ship

[@Shaker626]

Rats can actually swim better than we can.

[@PnS_2023]

hell you are one of the super vision people

[@ashemgold]

This is why a maritime life was never for me.

[@xilencered7788]

You landlubber

[@nelsonclub7722]

There were 12 crewmembers on board, including two Russian nationals and 10 Ukrainian seafarers. The initial search was hampered by heavy weather, but six survivors were rescued. The bodies of three more were recovered from the wreck and three crew members remain missing. Attributed to the Turkish Ministry of Transport this video shows the moment that the general cargo ship Arvin broke up at an anchorage off the Black Sea coast of Turkey. At the time of the casualty, the Arvin was making a stopover on a voyage from Poti, Georgia to Burgas, Bulgaria. The Turkish Foreign Ministry reported that the ship had sought shelter at the Bartin anchorage on January 15 after encountering rain, strong winds and heavy seas. On January 17, as the 46-year-old vessel lay at anchor off Bartin, her hull broke in half in heavy waves. The bridge team made a mayday call, but video evidence suggests that they did not immediately sound the general alarm within the first minutes of the incident. The Arvin split in two and sank shortly after; in video taken from another nearby ship, the chain of her port anchor is intermittently visible as the bow goes under "In this video, we see how the lives of seafarers are played with by going through surveys even though the sheet metal of a 46-year-old ship has reached the breaking point. Just as it was certain that the MV Bilal Bal ship would sink four years ago, it was certain that the MV Arvin would sink," said the Turkish maritime union Platform of the Sea Workers. A port state control inspection in Georgia last year found extensive deficiencies on board the Arvin, including deck corrosion and ill-maintained weathertight hatches, according to her Equasis record.

[@janicesullivan8942]

😔🙏🏻

[@nelsonclub7722]

@@esltogo6898 In all probability he was most likely to have been given another commission - the ship owners would have got a huge payout through the insurance and underwriters including any loss of cargo. Not only that though the first thing you do as a mariner in any calamitous situation is to navigate, then communicate. In this case the ship was incapable of navigation. The Captain therefore should have communicated the mayday way before he actually did and in several ways and in a specific order. 1) Flares - this alerts other ships in the nearby area and as you you can see in this video and other films which were recording the unfolding. disaster there were several nearby who could have assisted. 2) Mayday. He did this but was far too late in the call, it was clear from the attitude of the vessel that it had already become irrecoverable from a break up and possible loss. 3) Depoy lifeboats. 4) Finally communicate that the abandon ship signal will be given saying how many souls are on board. Then give the abandon ship signal to all crew and passengers. Only one of these things happened and it wasn't in the order it should have been!!!

[@geraint8989]

Nelson Club And for pilots - aviate, navigate, communicate. Although within a crew one member can certainly be called on to do some brief basic communication quite early in the piece and - and as you said - there could have been no navigating and (I assume) very little more urgent than communicating to do. Where my experience is most relevant is in condemning the crew's communication anyway. A 'mayday' should be clear, containing specific information in a specific order. It is done countless times in training. This example, unfortunately, was unintelligible nonsense with the occasional "mayday" thrown in. It was indicative of blind panic rather than calm, precise emergency management.

[@peadookie]

@@nelsonclub7722 I've got no experience in this, but it sounds like he issued mayday immediately after communicating with bridge crew (maybe giving orders? I don't speak whatever language that is). Genuinely curious, why do you say he was late in the mayday call?

[@nelsonclub7722]

You are both right and wrong on the point re communication. Apparently he had a poor understanding of English and was not able to communicate well, but further research showed that in fact that this was an inland freighter not designed for this type of sea or voyage - the fact it already had structural issues as noted before some years ago only adds to the inevitable. There is one video showing that they had their survival suits on. This is not an uncommon occurrence in this area, at least 1 vessel a year built in the Soviet era breaks in half.

[@scottread]

It's heartbreaking to watch this, knowing the scene is one where 7 people were fighting a losing battle for their lives.

[@drno9683]

ohhh man that's unfortunate.

[@peaceforall8174]

How? They didn't know how to swim?

[@cvkg7015]

@luisa van der horst how about imagine your are sitting in your room and before you have time to take a breath the thing is full of water. you then have to find a way to navigate out with water most likely pushing against you and any door you try to open

[@jamie7664]

Not really. After seeing what those monsters are doing to Ukraine, I’m celebrating this.

[@sofus47]

@@jamie7664 did the Russian ship workers invade Ukraine?

[@mikemesser4326]

I've been through something like this. I was about 8 or 9 years old. My Dad was showing off an of wooden yacht to sell for a friend. His friend neglected to mention that the yacht had been sun rotting for 25 years. We got it out on the ocean south of Destin, FL and it started soaking up water. We finally slapped a wave going at a good speed and it split open on bottom. We finally got Dad's attention and after spotting the water gushing in he turned around and made a beeline for shore. He didn't even bother with trying for the ramp. The outboard conked out as we bottomed out. I will say this for Dad. He got his priorities straight. 1. Save me and my brother. 2. Save the outboard. 3 Save gear. 4. Save the fish. Within the hour the yacht was nothing but chunks of debris. Small chunks.

[@Papershields001]

“O hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea.”

[@Jesus4life_39]

:)

[@XxMonikerxX]

Wtf

[@tommo9757]

@@XxMonikerxX it's from 'Eternal father, strong to save" - generally known as the Navy Hymn, it's the hymn of both the Royal and US navies,

[@Papershields001]

@@XxMonikerxX it’s the sailor’s hymn dedicated to those in peril on the sea. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Father,_Strong_to_Save

[@tonyedmond8725]

amen.

[@danlitchfield894]

The groan of the ship as she broke is terrifying.

[@jeffg7478]

That really is.

[@erwin2869]

Don't say "she", you might offend non-binary humans. The new norm is to say "they/them". Please reconsider your words, and please take into account how many innocent LGBTQ kids you may be offending and bullying. I will report this comment as bullying/harassment if you don't change it now. Thank you for taking this into consideration, and have a good day. Edit: I didn't know people would actually take this seriously lmao

[@jeffg7478]

Lol

[@angelgallegos199]

@@erwin2869 G8 B8 M8. Can RL8

[@arthurmorgan2072]

@@erwin2869 thats the dumbest shit I have ever heard

[@aoskui]

It’s called “Sagging” which is when the stress a ship's hull or keel is placed under when a wave is the same length as the ship and the ship is in the trough (the lowest part of two waves), This causes the middle of the ship to bend down slightly, and depending on the level of bend, may cause the hull to snap or crack.

[@mikesmith6838]

And it is also why the other ships seen in the distance have heave-to. This is totally on the captain.

[@jamesley3743]

Hogging, Sagging and Racking, I know I was a Shipbuilder/ Welder and have Repaired and seen some stuff that waves can do to Metal as if its Plastic!

[@sayantansaha1976]

Is the solution building longer ships?

[@franticxavierjaymes1609]

Wow glad they got off

[@frog6202]

@@jamesley3743 my boat is plastic

[@GickelsGaming]

they called for mayday with pure panic within like 2 seconds- when you hear a captain get scared like that, i cant begin to imagine.

[@jasperzanjani]

How many decades of negligence and disrepair led to this?

[@not_a_therapist]

Lots, as well as that not being an ocean rated vessel

[@donlod322]

Its a river cgo vessel long n narrow...structure wasnt made for high seas!!!! It was anchored avoiding storm just cudnot take big waves....

[@ret7army]

Metal fatigue gives no warning

[@dmytrogubskyi4355]

Usually about 2. Of course the age also matters - in this case the vessel was built in 1975.

[@tee4222]

@@ret7army Id bet a pretty large sum that there were clear signs of fatigue if properly inspected. That area probably had clear deformation and cracking where the metal had gotten brittle.

[@threehundredwords]

"And then what happened?" "The front fell off."

[@claytonfs]

underrated

[@JinKee]

very seldom does this happen

[@ghostofsparta2272]

They must use rivets and cardboard

[@redshirt5126]

It's ok it's been towed outside of the environment

[@jasonzrx12]

A wave? At sea? One in a million.

[@lisab5904]

As he was making his Mayday distress call, you can hear others putting on their survival suits. So sad that several men perished below deck. May you Rest in Peace!

[@RinnzuRosendale]

The captain died too.

[@khairsolihin9419]

@@RinnzuRosendale he didnt

[@jimbobeire]

@@khairsolihin9419 Yes he did. He made it off the ship, but he didn't survive. Vitaly Galenko's body was recovered.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

In total six guys drowned.

[@turboduckhead6179]

No abandon ship alarm.

[@KebabMusicLtd]

Context: MV Arvin, this is the moment the Ukrainian bulk cargo ship broke in two in heavy seas off the coast of Bartin, Turkey in 2021. Of the 12 crew members, six survived whilst of the six dead, only three bodies were ever recovered. The cargo ship was built in 1974 as a lake/river freighter which means she was intended to sail within generally calm waters and not intended for the high-seas. Two other ships of the same class also met similar ends in 2019 (six lost) and two months after this, the Volgo-Bait 179 with 10 of the 13 crew surviving. A year before this sinking a port official in Georgia noted severe deck corrosion and poorly maintained weather hatches, suggesting that the MV Arvin should be scrapped. Her owners kept her at sea with these obvious results.

[@dougtaylor7724]

When you look out and see this you must be saying “self, this is bad.”

[@SpartacusColo]

That and the sound of rent metal along with it. It becomes obvious that you are having a very bad day.

[@xpusostomos]

You're such a word smith

[@ToolforOffice]

My dad used to say that all the time. Brought back some memories. Something like 'and then I'd say to myself, self, this is bad'

[@schwarzesonne6529]

This reminds me of that "you might wonder how I got myself into this situation" memes

[@headmk]

“Don’t worry, we’re still cruising half a ship...”

[@mauskins87]

That actually happened to a ship on Lake Huron in the 1960s. The ship snapped in half but the crew in the stern managed to keep her going for miles before it plunged into the icy depths. All hands lost but one survivor nearly frozen to a popsicle in a lifeboat.

[@guidototh6091]

Kind of like a glass half full sort of thing. Maybe I made a bad analogy.

[@Twinsuns2187]

Lol prequels have entered the chat.

[@liketolooker]

@@guidototh6091 Star Wars prequel reference.

[@HeavenlyDemonicEmperor]

Yeah with Half of the crew member too lol

[@HW-vg3ju]

This is gut wrenching. I can't imagine the fear and panic they felt when they realized what was happening.

[@bober1019]

if the ship snapped in such conditions( im sure the waves seen aren't that big), the fear should have been felt the minute they set foot on the boat wich im sure if we had had more footage of the interior/exterior, it would have been apparent that this ship is old and rusting.

[@CraigH999]

Why panic? Look at all the other ships within sight of this one.

[@Melanie16040]

@@CraigH999 6 of the 12 crew aboard died. Including the man you hear making the mayday calls. That might be a reason for panic.

[@kento2851]

@@CraigH999 ooohh we have an arrogant badass here eh? how about you go on a ship on the rough seas and get yourself to a similar situation like this and then we'll see how long your so called bravery would last before you snap out in fear and terror by the power of ocean itself

[@michaelg1237]

@@Melanie16040 imagine dying on the world's slowest sinking ship

[@anthonylangley8717]

When I heard all of that scurrying in the background, I was wondering if that was the bridge crew putting on PFDs or immersion suits. Then when the crewmember took his camera and turned it, it looked like they were in immersion suits.

[@captintinsmith3774]

Metal fatigue... This is what happens when a ship says: " Enough is Enough!"

[@theduke7539]

I think it's more likely a resonance. The waves were spaced in such a way that the keel kept being bent back and forth. It happens to literally any straight piece of metal of any length, but its only visible in very large things like ships. Think about bending a paper clip back and forth slowly over a few minutes, splitting a normal paperclip by hand is a challenge without a knife. But bend it back and forth a dozen times and it breaks like a wet newspaper.

[@Eagles_Eye]

@@theduke7539 Ehm. Yeah. So. Metal fatigue... like he said. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatigue_(material)

[@Triggernlfrl]

This type of coaster are more a river ship than sea ship. When they sailed under URSS flag they where not aloud to be at sea with winds higher than 6BF. So with there designed constructional weakness combined with years of fatigue they should not be in this circumstances. The accident is to blame on captain error.

[@samiamrg7]

This article says that the ship was known to be structurally unsound and it was recommended that it be condemned. www.freightnews.co.za/article/questions-raised-over-carrier-sinking-within-sight-land-and-two-other-vessels

[@Quint1836]

Under maintained, probably had some heat damage, and was definitely overloaded. Metal fatigue 100%

[@horrorman9]

Talk about a "OH SH!T!" moment.

[@arvid978]

Oh shit - no ship

[@Jw-no7id]

Yea. :23 "oh shit" followed by, "time to go."

[@cornfilledscreamer614]

A definite qualifier.

[@orrindekock8598]

the noise when it breaks is one of the scariest things ive ever heard

[@glennpurcell5206]

74 and I STILL don't sleep well after 53 years.

[@BGoodsJohnny]

@@glennpurcell5206 what do you mean

[@glendasmilesalot2959]

Indeed! I was cringing the whole time!

[@soulcrusher0357]

You never heard my wife.

[@graycloud057]

You must not be married….

[@chumblesthecheese8580]

You need to fix your video description, you have the wrong year 2020 multiple times. Happened in 2021.

[@davidartreides3932]

I can't imagine...that was really scary to watch. RIP to those who lost their lives.

[@pantherowow77]

How many died?

[@Fying0strich]

@@pantherowow77 From a crew of 12 looks like 6 died, 3 bodies recovered and 3 still missing.

[@jojoanggono3229]

@@Fying0strich sad to hear that, vessel is so close to land and yet 6 died unnecessarily.

[@eugeniocamporato8427]

@@pantherowow77 nobody Is died

[@Keys879]

@@eugeniocamporato8427 Try to do some research before making a comment. Six were immediately rescued and seven have been found deceased or continue to remain 'missing'.

[@reptilesgamers00]

"Two crew members have died whereas six crew members have been rescued by the coast guard." You're welcome

[@dheibeljr]

12 crew. 6 dead, 6 rescued. Only 4 bodies recovered.

[@mushrooka]

@@dheibeljr Wtf how? They're barely off the coast

[@pyromaniac354]

@@mushrooka I would try swimming that distance

[@aj-kwt909truckin31]

@@pyromaniac354 ~ Sharks !!!???

[@jeanlebel5979]

@@aj-kwt909truckin31 no the cold. it's deadly

[@danielkarmy4893]

In memoriam Captain Vitaly Galenko, aged 36; chief officer Rustam Kazimov, aged 32; bosun Seriy Sibilyev, aged 60; cook Andrii Melnychenko, aged 25; and two cadets, known unto God. Forever on watch. Not forgotten.

[@warrenosborne6044]

The wave period fell into resonance with the length of the ship's hull. Called Z max in physics. Also called sux to be there.

[@osamabinladen824]

warren osborne Amazing comment

[@ding174]

Screws should’ve been turning and bridge Crew monitoring the seas especially at anchor. To prevent Z max forward reverse slight port to starboard steer.

[@xpusostomos]

Could be, but looks like just a weak ship to me.

[@Schimml0rd]

Proper name is S max

[@mfree80286]

@PenileAugmentation Because you can watch it happening? Get a sense for the rhythm when the bow is left hanging in the air, and where the next incoming wave strikes. The hull was being stressed literally as much as it possibly could be, supporting it's own weight and then being driven nearly vertically by the next wave with little support amidships.