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VIDEO. Turkey: a cargo ship fails its maneuver and destroys several cranes when entering a port

2024-03-18T15:26:15.867Z

Highlights: A container ship collided with a crane at Evyap Port in Kocaeli, Turkey on March 16. The impact caused a domino effect and two more cranes collapsed. A worker was seriously injured and several containers were thrown into the water. The cause of the accident is not yet known. Local authorities have opened an investigation. The ship that caused the collision, the YM Witness, which is 368 m long, was chartered by a Taiwanese company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation.


A container ship collided with a crane on March 16 in a port in Turkey. A worker was reportedly seriously injured.


It's a spectacular accident.

A container ship collided with a crane at Evyap Port in Kocaeli, Turkey on March 16.

The impact caused a domino effect and two more cranes collapsed.

A worker was seriously injured and several containers were thrown into the water.

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The impressive collision was filmed by witnesses on site, completely shocked by the accident.

Footage shows the ship approaching the quay before hitting the crane, while workers run from the scene.

The videos quickly circulated on social networks.

The ship that caused the collision, the YM Witness, which is 368 m long, was chartered by a Taiwanese company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation.

The cause of the accident is not yet known.

Local authorities have opened an investigation.

Source: leparis

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