Cargo ship hits mansion

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 Malteseflagged cargo ship had a malfunction yesterday that disabled its rudder and caused it to lose control in the busy waterway.

Videos show 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 225m ship was carrying barley from Russia to Saudi Arabia.