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Ship hits historic mansion on Istanbul's Bosporus Strait

Posted April 07, 2018 7:00 am

The Associated Press

ISTANBUL (AP) - A cargo ship has crashed into a historic mansion on Istanbul's Bosporus strait, severely damaging the building.

Turkey's official Anadolu news agency said the Maltese-flagged cargo ship had a malfunction Saturday that disabled its rudder and caused it to lose control in the busy waterway.

Videos showed the large ship sailing straight toward the Asian shores of Istanbul, hitting the red seaside mansion of Hekimbasi Salih Efendi. No one was injured.

Anadolu said the 225-meter (738-foot) ship was carrying barley from Russia to Saudi Arabia.

The mansion once belonged to a doctor who served in the Ottoman palace and dates back to the 18th century.

The Bosporus is a key waterway connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and then the Aegean Sea.

A red seaside historic mansion on the Bosporus strait, after being severely damaged by a tanker ship that crashed into it, in Istanbul, Saturday, April 7, 2018. Turkey's official Anadolu news agency said the Maltese flagged ship's main machinery stopped Saturday, disabling its rudder and causing it to lose control. There are no reported injuries from the incident. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP) The Associated Press

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