Giant cargo ship with mechanical fault smashes into bank of the Bosphorus strait as people flee in terror, reports DailyMail.co.uk.
The shocking moment
A giant cargo ship with a mechanical fault collided with the shore in Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait.
It prompted authorities to close the picturesque and crowded waterway running through Turkey’s largest city on Friday.
No injuries reported
The Liberian-flagged Songa Iridum had come from Odessa in Ukraine and was headed for Istanbul’s port of Ambarli, according to Refinitiv Eikon shipping data.
There were no injuries or casualties, the governor’s office said, adding that the ship reported engine failure shortly before the collision.
Bosphorus traffic temporarily closed
The Bosphorus was temporarily closed to traffic, and the ship was to be towed, it added.
The below added video showed the moment the cargo ship slowly hit the shoreline near Rumelihisari, an iconic Ottoman fortress on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait.
Rescue operations
According to the governor’s office, the coast guard, police and search and rescue teams were sent to the area after the collision.
Such accidents are rare on the Bosphorus, which is among the world’s busiest waterways for shipping, and is vital to Russia and other Black Sea states.
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Source: DailyMail
