CCTV recording showed on Saturday (March 16) a giant containership crashing into and toppling over cranes in Türkiye's Evyapport after failing to manoeuvre when arriving at the port.
Security camera footage from the port showed huge cranes falling over one by one after the first impact.
A CCTV recording showed a giant containership crashing into and toppling over cranes in Turkey's Evyapport after failing to maneuver when arriving pic.twitter.com/hipMMNZhHN
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Kocaeli governor said in a statement that there were no injuries or environmental effects reported.
Reuters was able to confirm the location from the colour and positioning of the cranes, the structure of the port which matched file imagery, as well as the latest known Marine Traffic data of the containership.
Reuters was able to confirm the timing of the incident from the local governor’s statements.