MV Arvin Moment of breaking of the ship (Video)

On 17.01.2021, at 12:35 pm, the research conducted by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure based on the distress signal received from the Satellite Assisted Search and Rescue System (Cospas-Sarsat system), it was found that the Palau flagged Arvin ship was sunk, and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Main Search and Rescue Coordination Center Search and rescue elements were immediately dispatched to the region. Due to adverse weather conditions, the ship anchored in the administrative area of ​​our Bartın Port Authority on 15.01.2020, broke and sank in the area where it was anchored at 12.35 hours on 17.01.2020.

[@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..

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@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"

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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. 😉

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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]

[@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!!!

[@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

[@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

[@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]

😂😂

[@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

[@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?

[@elmowilcox]

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

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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...

[@gerardmcnally]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@_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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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….

[@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

[@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?"

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@nickauclair1477]

He hesitated for less than a millisecond to announce mayday. Full bells within a second. Fast response.

[@bertbergers9171]

They where probably aware of the ship being in a terrible condition for a few hours at least. It broke slowly, so lots of popping and cracking noises.

[@lairdcummings9092]

Agree, the bridge watch was anticipating bad things, and were ready. In an old vessel in poor condition, appears to be anchored, in sea conditions like that, it doesn't take psychic skills - just professional judgement.

[@craigalexp]

@@bertbergers9171 and why they was already filming.

[@HellHunter00]

There never should have been sailors below deck. 6 perished for what seemingly should have been glaringly inevitable to the captain.

[@nickauclair1477]

If people died in this accident then there is definitely a possibility of manslaughter.

[@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%

[@comboyneorchard8537]

I went to sea for 30 years and lived to talk about it. R. I. P. my brothers.

[@estupedude21]

RIP 😔🙏🏽

[@rubenbernaldezcarabe2051]

RIP😪

[@carltonthepug]

😂

[@kitdaberserker555]

God speed. I'm on year 3 and hope for many more.

[@josecarlosbrasil9998]

@@estupedude21ll

[@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.

[@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.

[@jonathandeguzman5766]

The most broken thing here is the captains heart. His ship is gone some crew are dead the memories on that ship can never be replaced. Sad

[@tammy1001]

🤮🤮🤮

[@elrond12eleven]

Captain is dead.

[@jordizierz3395]

There's a very good chance nobody died in this. There are at least two ships very nearby, and it was obviously not sinking very fast.

[@R4M_Tommy]

@@jordizierz3395 6 died

[@TheTsar69]

How'd they die? Were they stuck in the ship when it went down or something?

[@johnroberts8784]

That vessel broke her back with a very moderate sea running. It's scandalous that rust buckets like this still ply their trade at the cost of mariners lives still.

[@MrPWalden]

Unfortunately human life is cheaper than a new ship.

[@warrenpuckett4203]

I have been in seas with 30 meters to the crest and 30 meters to the trough. A lot of creaking and groaning but no popping or cracking noises other noise of the 70+ knot winds.

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

Exactly I served on a destroyer in rough seas (20-foot waves and 30-foot swells), and although it was one hell of a rough ride, the ship held up as if nothing happened.

[@pharnstv4818]

@@Gunners_Mate_Guns lol.. even the most brand new handymax Bulk carrier will break if expose to constant stress like this.. do not compare a destroyer to a bulk ship.. they have different center of gravity and structure.. Bulk carriers are hollow on they inside they are destined to break..

[@HughManatea]

That reads like an excerpt from Robinson Crusoe. Well said.

[@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.

[@yankleber]

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

[@guguigugu]

whoever sent them there in a RIVER SHIP should spend life in prison

[@nigeldenning5810]

It is truly unbelievable that of the 12 crew, 4 died and 2 are missing presumed dead. It's even more unbelievable that a 46-year-old ship that had been condemned was sailing in the Black sea. The owners I hope will face criminal charges for murder, and further criminal charges for such egregious disregard for safety that lifeboats were clearly unavailable for the few who were on board.

[@EnlightenedEndeavor]

In Russia there is no one face any true responsibility, money pays off. Unfortunately...

[@jamesstreet228]

Not only that but this ship was not designed to take this kind of punishment.

[@unguidedone]

older ships are over designed so they have a lot of strength but even hardened structures have a max level of abuse. it looks like the ship broke its keel due to excessive sagging and hogging in the waves. this can happen to any boat given enough stress.

[@hawkdsl]

@@unguidedone It says in the the description that this was a lake and river ship not designed for open seas. So...

[@catwhowalksbyhimself]

Reminds me of the old coffin ships, where old ships about to sink (and sometimes ones that had in fact already sunk and been raised) were crewed, overloaded and sent out with the hope that they would sink and everyone would die. The crew would even go knowing that they were being sent to die but still went. Why? Because insurance was new at the time and overloading the ships with valuable cargo and then insuring it would make more money than a properly loaded and maintained ship making a successfuly trading voyage. If by some miracle the ship made it, they would still make more money from the grossly overloaded cargo and the very cheap ship. The practice was eventually outlawed, but only after countless thousands of soldiers were sacrificed and after years of the shipowners fighting the laws tooth and nail because of all the money they'd lose from not being allowed to murder sailors.

[@neilmccann5826]

MAYDAY is an internationally recognized call when your craft is in peril. With the early radios there was a lot of static so S.O.S. (Save Our Ship) was ofter unrecognizable. They decided to use the French for Help Me...M'aidez! Broken down : -ez is the 2nd person plural for YOU, ..aid is to HELP, and the M placed in front is for ME. The 'ez' ending is sounded as a 'Y'. M'aidez, M'aidez !

[@Sprottel_SFM]

r/todayilearned

[@jamesalbrecht418]

S.O.S is save our souls

[@charliegamage8862]

@@jamesalbrecht418 it's both for shipping it's save our ship for anything that flys or on land it's save our soles

[@RinnzuRosendale]

@@jamesalbrecht418 SOS doesn't stand for anything. Its just a distinct morse code pattern. People made up things for it later. It stands out pretty well. ▪︎▪︎▪︎---▪︎▪︎▪︎

[@jamesalbrecht418]

@@RinnzuRosendale cool

[@equestriangirly2296]

According to my sources on Vesselfinder, this can be read:"The vessel ARVIN (IMO: 8874316, MMSI 511315000) is a General Cargo Ship built in 1975 (46 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Palau." 46 years old is *ancient* for a cargo ship, most of them are scrapped after 25-30 years. Also, those who operated her were the 6th owners so I reckon they operated her on a shoestring budget.

[@rjgoniea]

Ancient for salties maybe. A lot of the Great Lakes fleet is that old and still have many years ahead of them. Advantage of freshwater operations I guess.

[@PhoenixLyon]

@@rjgoniea Seeing this ship break like it did, put me in mind of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Considering the difference iin weather, this ship was sunk within 3 minutes of breaking, the Fitz was in storm waves over 30ft. high, and when she broke, she must have gone straight down in seconds. I did SAR back in the early 80s, (Coast Guard, Galveston) as a sailor, omg...the horror they must have felt when this happened. ✌😸

[@rjgoniea]

@@PhoenixLyon There were waves as high as 45' or more the night the Fitz sank. And yes, she went down so fast that the crew didn't even have time to send out a distress call. One moment she was on the nearby Arthur M Anderson's radar, the next moment she was gone. Wasn't likely that quick for the crew though. Drowning is rarely that fast. Having one's lungs fill with water in pitch black conditions and then having at least 15-30 seconds or more before the O2 in your blood runs out and you slip into unconsciousness is levels of scary I don't want to imagine. I posted a lengthy reply about the Fitz's reasons for sinking to another comment on this video if you are interested. The OP username in that thread is "My precious one 2/11/15" and that thread was started 7 months ago. There are similarities between the Arvin and the Fitz, but a lot of differences as well. For one, the Arvin was not really designed to be out on open water full time. She was mainly built to haul cargo on large rivers. The Arvin was also much older than the Fitz, so even if it was a well designed ship the salty conditions and years of metal fatigue meant it was probably past time to scrap her. While trying to find out more about the Arvin to reply to you, I learned that from 2007-2017, 17 ships of similar size were involved in incidents on the Black Sea, 94% sank. All of those ships were built from 1956-1984 and many were built in the former Soviet Union. There's probably a lot more Arvin type ships in the world still sailing, so we'll probably see this happen again, and again, and again.😲

[@katherinechatham9032]

Operating without thought for the safety of the crew.

[@PhoenixLyon]

@@rjgoniea I can't even begin to imagine 45ft. waves. I was out in 20-25 feet in a 41ft. boat, and I thought that was pretty wild. Drowning is not an easy death. It's deplorable the way ships aren't maintained properly. I just figured people in the maritime industry would know saltwater is corrosive, and oceangoing ships have shorter lifespans than their freshwater counterparts. It is kind of a no-brainer, really. I've done a bit of research on the Edmund Fitzgerald, and what the Anderson's captain said still gives me chills. In an interview with the Captain, he said, "I could see the Fitzgerald's lights dimly through the snow, and then they were gone." Just like that. I don't know why the Fitzgerald's story haunts me. Maybe as an example to enjoy what you can, while you can, because you could be gone tomorrow.✌😸

[@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

[@GenericOceanLinerHistorian]

The ocean seemed to calm a small bit after the ship broke, as you can see water stopped splashing onto the deck. It’s almost as if it said “Oh shit… didn’t mean to do that, I was just playin around…” In all seriousness, may the ones who died rest in peace.

[@ThrawnFett123]

It's because the force of the waves that were being "slapped" by the the hull when it was intact are suddenly not being resisted. It's not that the sea got calmer, it's that the ship stopped resisting the water. Which is a very bad thing for a ship to do

[@GenericOceanLinerHistorian]

@@ThrawnFett123 Ah, that makes sense.

[@marksamuelsen3202]

I’ve met about 15 Russian individuals in my life. A few when I was in the USAF in the early 1970’s and the remaining as a pilot flying corporate jets around the world. I can honestly say that as a group and as individuals they are extremely nice and caring people. I was stuck in Male in the Maldives with an engine that had failed and needed to be replaced. Met a Russian crew at the hotel and I still to this email and occasionally talk with 2 of the crew members. Very nice people.

[@schmoborama]

- just here waiting for someone to call you a “communist”

[@redsun9261]

​@John Almoust. Except american prop constantly portray russia(and russians) evil, while russian hatred are mostly reaction to such actions, domestic brainwashing mainly affects olds, which used to live in SU. There is no such thing as "bad americans" in modern Russia.

[@johndono6959]

Man you sound like the type of guy I’d like to have a conversation with

[@alexnelson9512]

@@schmoborama _That would be from an American perspective - as always, obsessed about politics and the Stars and Stripes, combined with jingoism. They are the biggest perpetrators of wars._

[@quinn.0]

@John basically, its usually the governments that are truly evil and not the citizens, most people are good and bad but the governments are bad

[@The9393114]

"Not to worry. We are still sailing HALF a ship." -- Obi Wan Kenobisky.

[@g.williams2047]

Very true lol

[@redghost3170]

Oh that Is friggin hilarious 🤣

[@youknowthefunnythingis6869]

Damn that's funny lol

[@thatalaskaguy]

Ha!! I remember that.

[@WasifChowdhury737]

So this is the infamous "front fell off Ship"!!!

[@hanshuckderdritte4113]

"Mayday, we are sinking!" Germans: " What are you thinking about?"

[@ravenz6483]

So underrated

[@fmachine86]

Take your upvote and get out.

[@brianpauley1151]

Love you guy !!

[@Jeremy-ff7gv]

As a sailor,this breaks my heart

[@rebeltvr6046]

You don't have to be a sailor for this to break your heart.

[@highondankium3626]

Ok

[@beelzeboo]

Both of the comments above me are assholes

[@martinc.720]

@@rebeltvr6046 He never said that. I'm sure he particularly hits close to home to seafarers.

[@martinc.720]

@@highondankium3626 You do know that you don't have to reply anything, right?

[@Refr619]

Dude imagine hearing the metal bend & twist right before it breaks & you're below deck & all of a sudden a shit load of water comes crahsing in & sweeps you away. Fuckin scary.

[@mikebolton3816]

I worked a wood hull long line back in high school in the 80s. One day the old girl just gave up. Luckily it was a nice day, and when she sank, she kinda hovered in the water with us for about an hour. We swam a bit away so we didnt get tangled, but she rolled around and kept us company. Was real happy when the coastys showed up, even though it was summer, that water was damn cold, even in my sea suit, and I didnt like feeling like a tasty floating snack.

[@DenisUspeshny]

how do you know you are tasty?

[@mikebolton3816]

@@DenisUspeshny because Im so sweet.😉

[@fucabala119]

@@mikebolton3816 kakaka

[@teleman07]

Even in summer... I am starting to think heat insulated swimwear should be part of those emergency floats and whatnot.

[@thedondaithi1304]

I have earphones in, the sound of metal breaking is nuts.

[@uio890138]

"It's not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean." - Some great guy

[@DaleDix]

That rhymes

[@uio890138]

@@marktrain9498 "I have a headache" - story of my life

[@dashippo]

But a battle ship in calm seas is still impressive.

[@Gizziiusa]

i didnt see decaprio and his woman on the bow. did you ?

[@magigooter2096]

"Yeah, but it's pretty hard to get across the ocean in a row boat." - Snow Bunnies

[@LaGuerre19]

"MAYDAY MAYDAY! MY VESSEL BROKEN!" Succinct and to the point. I'm sorry this happened to you, my man

[@looneyflight]

"My wessel broken" sounds a bit too vague for an emergency call.

[@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.

[@wolverine5300]

regardless the fact they are russian they were men who were doing an honest living and were also human beings. tragic this happened, may they rest in peace and may God have mercy on those who were lost

[@jc-qd6be]

R.I.P... sad for all... condolenxe to familys..

[@conbrod731]

“Regardless “ that they were Russian? What the fk has that to do with it?

[@wolverine5300]

@@conbrod731 lot of people think russians are bad, corrupt and get what they deserve. thats what it has to do with it

[@conbrod731]

"regardless 'the fact they were Russian comes from the same place as those who say despite the fact they were Jews or blacks. It's a poor choice of words at the very least. The crew consisted of 10 Ukrainian and 2 Russian, if it cheers you up both Russians were among the missing. Pity about the Ukrainians though, right?

[@rhbvkleef]

I can feel the terror of those that were on board of this vessel. Dealing with heavy weather is terrifying on any ship, and exponentially so if you get into an accident. I wonder though, whether going for anchor was the best move for these circumstances. Heaving to might have reduced the bending moment on the ship, and looking at the stability calculations, the ship would have had plenty of stability to survive the roll moments induced by those waves. Unfortunate that I cannot find any reporting to corroborate my suspicions.

[@MattNeufy]

“Why did the front fall off?” Well a wave hit it. “A wave hit it?” A wave hit the ship. “Is that unusual?” Oh yeah. At sea? Chance in a million. - The Front Fell Off

[@sirtinley-knot2944]

I'm so grateful this can be explained by all the maritime engineers here on KZbin!

[@TheCSprogamingCREW]

the ship was brittle and bent and snapped in half how do you need engineers to explain that

[@sirtinley-knot2944]

@@TheCSprogamingCREW 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@psps6623]

Peepee go limp, thus it do a sank.

[@frogmanant]

@@TheCSprogamingCREW Sarcasm. maybe you missed it.

[@barneylinet6602]

".....those in peril on the sea....." god bless these souls

[@RBFR01]

New technology unlocked, flexible ship.

[@NeightWolf49]

"Unfortunately for this ship the front fell off, but that isn't what normally happens, Brian"

[@davida1hiwaaynet]

This is a nightmare. Sympathies for those who didn't make it to shore when this happened.

[@randomphil8666]

I read a comment saying 3 died and 3 missing and 6 survived. Seems so close to land though? Unless they were old people I guess.

[@ShotBySheep]

@@randomphil8666 I don't know about you but I wouldn't fancy my chances if the waters were rough enough to break a ship in half

[@tacticaladvantage4763]

it may look close to land because it’s the water and there’s nothing to compare size with but they are at least a mile or more away from shore, I don’t know about you but Iv swam a mile, in currentless calm water and I’m a healthy guy a swimmer as well and it’s not a walk in the park let alone with waves winds and currents like these

[@PeterJavi]

@@randomphil8666 My dude, if there's waves big enough to snap a ship in half, you're fucked once you get into the water. That wasn't a leisurely swim to shore.

[@randomphil8666]

@@PeterJavi Waves don’t appear that high in the video though. The ship was old that’s why it broke so easy. I’m not saying it’s a guarantee you’d make it, but worth a shot instead of not doing anything. I want to know how the 6 survived, did a boat pick them up out of the sea? Did the boat they were on hold up until rescue arrived? (I’m guessing not, since some unfortunately died).

[@AdamBorseti]

Imagine working below deck knowing that for miles below you it's just the deep dark abyss, then suddenly the bottom of the ship tears open and the abyss sucks you right under. I shiver at the though!

[@sandrakilday3551]

I got chills just reading your comment ,although you make a good point ,absolutely terrifying

[@narwhalgenesis4974]

"Not to worry, we're still flying half a ship."

[@zackraiden5875]

Another happy landing

[@thehz8613]

*hello there*

[@obotowski]

I literally just finished watching rots like an hour and a half ago. Its my comfort movie lol

[@hycron1234]

"We lost something 🤔"

[@iijordaneerz]

Pendleton reference?.

[@Miata822]

Crew of 12. Half of them died that day. At anchor, within sight of land and two other ships, they were still on their own. On the water you have to be self-sufficient. The ship was old and unfit, but the sea simply does not care.

[@markhonea2461]

@@duxmealux281 you could be a very good swimmer and not survive. It's very difficult to do something like swimming in a survival suit. Also, the height of those peaks and troughs are not shown in a good perspective on most videos like this. The seas are unimaginably mountainous, you have to witness it first hand to really grasp the reality. The rescue of a person floating in that water is also very extremely difficult. I only know this from my experience of fishing in the Bering Sea. Until then I had no idea of what so easily kills many of us fragile humans.

[@Miata822]

@@Daniel_Rood For the last couple of years my wife and I have enjoyed the benefit of being self-sufficient at our home. It has been relatively comfortable for us. I feel for those who were more dependent on the system.

[@xheralt]

Mother Nature isn't _trying_ to kill you...she just doen't pass up the opportunity if you give her one...

[@brianmccarthy5557]

@@markhonea2461 This isn't the Bering Straits, a very dangerous and hostile place. It's in a harbor in Turkey with at least two other vessels within a few hundred yards, certainly no more than a kilometer. With reasonable seamanship on everybody's part and an averagely maintained vessel, including life boats, most of the crew, if not all, should have survived, though the sea gives no guarantees. I grew up watching the evidence of this in Southern California, as the fearsome wreck of a large Greek freighter broken against our coast for decades dominated our shoreline until massive storms wore away the wreckage above the water. I've seen a number of small craft sink here too, in the very places where I learned to sail. Fortunately I was taught by ex-Navy men to respect the ocean and maintain your equipment with religious fervor.

[@ohauss]

@@brianmccarthy5557 Given how the ship snapped, I'd assume large areas below deck were immediately flooded. If you're in the there, you have pretty much no chance whatsoever.

[@kdpjsp]

Did you know that "OH SHIT!" sounds the same in most all languages?

[@larrym.johnson9219]

Yes I know. I hope everybody got off her in time!

[@VLAD-ko4pl]

Its not in hindi its maa chudgyi

[@lifewithmason5129]

Nah in French it’s “oh merde”

[@julikaiba]

@@larrym.johnson9219 (according to some random headline i read when searching for the ship) at least 2 people didnt

[@adrianalavez4140]

Oh, mierda? *Press x to doubt*

[@fougee1]

That ship should have been scrap metal. They knew it was unsafe but kept it at sea because of high cost. The owners and inspectors murdered the six sailors. I hope their families get billions! Safety should always come first at sea!

[@BadAssUncleSam]

"The sea has no mercy for ignorance nor neglect."

[@rpdube1]

Who are you quoting, also strange comment

[@Toxyethanol]

Period goes after mercy. "The sea has no mercy."

[@randallrichnow6648]

I thought the same thing. If you don't dry dock ever so often, this is what happens. Rust underneath that can't be seen will be seen like this if you don't act before it gets to this point.

[@jonathanlyng3442]

@Do One US or EU steel and paints are not better as far as the structure of a vessel is concerned. Buy US or buy EU to promote jobs there and better work conditions. Just maintain your stuff, and don't buy second hand without maintenance proof if you need security! Goes for cars, chainsaws and boats.

[@evankline759]

@@jonathanlyng3442 yeah i feel like he was joking but forreals water bot just salty seawater can really do a number on any vessel if its ran into the ground.. or in this case the ocean floor