Photographs in local media show the name Sea Bird on the hull, but AIS data does not indicate a vessel of that name in the area.

A ship named as the 1,300-dwt Koymenler 1 (built 1979) in shipping databases matches the pictures and the position, however. It is shown as stopped off Anamur.

Reports said it dragged its anchor on 13 January

It had tried to ride out a storm off Anamur, but had suffered engine failure.