Cargo Ship Smashes Villa in Bosphorus Strait – INCIDENT PHOTOS
Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait was closed to ship visitors Tuesday after a cargo ship ran right into a shoreside villa.
The accident occurred at 12:58 p.m. Tuesday when the 106-meter Sierra Leone-flagged Majed & Randy slammed into the villa close to Istanbul’s Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge after experiencing a rudder malfunction.
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GAC Shipping stated that cargo ship had no pilot on board on the time of the allision.
Turkey’s General Directorate of Coast Safety dispatched two tugs and pilot for help. The cargo ship stays at anchor within the common neighborhood of the accident.
There had been no reviews of air pollution or accidents.
The Strait was on account of re-open a number of hours late at 15:30 native time, GAC delivery stated.
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