Ukrainian cargo ship sank or sinking at Bartin anchorage, Black sea. UPDATE

Capt. John

General cargo ship ARVIN with 15 crew on board reportedly sank or sinking at Bartin anchorage, Turkey, Black sea coast, on Jan 17. Two crew reportedly died, SAR was still under way as of 1130 UTC Jan 11. The ship was en route from Poti Georgia to Burgas Bulgaria, and obviously, anchored at Bartin anchorage in an attempt to shelter from storm. Most probably, she couldn’t stand against strong wind and waves and either broke in two, or was overwhelmed, while being anchored. ARVIN is a river-sea...

http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/01/17/ukrainian-cargo-ship-sank-or-sinking-at-bartin-anchorage-black-sea-2-crew-died/

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