Sabotage of the Queen's Gambit (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)

The Sabotage of the Queen's Gambit is Malcolm Merlyn's successful attempt to sink the Queen's Gambit. This sabotage led to Oliver Queen's stranding on the island Lian Yu.

Sinking
In 2007, Malcolm Merlyn sabotaged the yacht known as the Queen's Gambit and caused its sinkage in Northern Asia. After the ship sank, Robert Queen, Oliver Queen and Dave Hackett was able to survive on a raft, where they only had limited resources. As a result, Robert killed Hackett and doing to same on himself afterwards, right after he told his son, Oliver, to live.

Stranded on Lian Yu
Oliver ultimately made his way to a nearby island known as Lian Yu, where he was stranded on for nearly five years. His experience transformed him from an arrogant playboy to a skilled warrior, with him later utilizing his skills in his vigilantism after he returned to Star City as the Green Arrow.